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overlie something
The sedimentary layer overlies the bedrock.
沉积层覆盖在基岩之上。
覆盖；置于...上面
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覆盖；置于...上面
To lie over or upon something.
The sedimentary layer overlies the bedrock.
沉积层覆盖在基岩之上。
覆盖在...上面
To lie over or upon
压在上面使窒息
To suffocate by lying upon
overlie
Base
原形
overlies
3rd person
第三人称单数
overlying
-ing
现在分词
overlay
Past
过去式
overlain
Past participle
过去分词
The rock overlies the soil.
岩石覆盖在土壤上。
The volcanic ash overlay the city.
火山灰覆盖了城市。
The snow has overlain the ground for weeks.
雪覆盖地面已有数周。
The heavy book overlies the fragile papers.
那本沉重的书压在脆弱的文件上。
The exhausted mother accidentally overlay her baby.
疲惫的母亲意外地压住了她的婴儿。
The climbers were warned about snow overlying crevasses.
登山者被警告有积雪覆盖的冰裂缝。
The sedimentary layer overlies the bedrock.
沉积层覆盖在基岩之上。
常指无意中压到他人造成窒息。
The father accidentally overlay his child while sleeping.
父亲睡觉时不小心压在了孩子身上。
Not this
The mother overlied the baby and caused suffocation.
Use this
The mother overlay the baby and caused suffocation.
动词 overlie 的过去式是不规则形式 overlay，而不是规则变化的 overlied。
Not this
He overlies on the bed all day.
Use this
He overlies the bed all day.
overlie 是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不需要介词 on。
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