layer
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A layer of a material or substance is a quantity or piece of it that covers a surface or that is between two other things. 层
...the depletion of the ozone layer. …臭氧层的损耗。
2. N-COUNT If something such as a system or an idea has many layers, it has many different levels or parts. 层次
Critics and the public puzzle out the layers of meaning in his photos. 评论家和公众苦思冥想出了他照片中的层层含意。
3. V-T If you layer something, you arrange it in layers. 分层放置
Layer half the onion slices on top of the potatoes. 把一半洋葱片一层层地放在土豆上。
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layer /ˈleɪə/ (layering,layered,layers)
剑桥词典
- Cover the meat with a layer of cheese .
- Women have a layer of subcutaneous fat that provides them with better insulation than men.
- The eruption had covered the town with a fine layer of ash .
- A thick layer of dust had accumulated in the room .
- If the first layer isn't dry before you add the next one, the colours will run into each other .
layer noun [C] (MATERIAL)
a level of material , such as a type of rock or gas , that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of a substance层;涂层
the ozone layer 臭氧层
A thick layer of clay lies over the sandstone . 沙岩上面有一层厚厚的黏土。
There was a thin layer of oil on the surface of the water . 水面上有一层薄薄的油膜。
We stripped several layers of paint off the door . 我们从门上剥落了好几层漆。
例句
layer noun [C] (PEOPLE)
the group of people at a particular level in an organization
(机构)层次
We've cut the number of management layers from five to three. 我们把管理层次从五层砍到了三层。 返回 layer