overriding plate

常见例句

As these volcanoes grow, they rise above the ocean surface to form lines of islands along the leading edge of the overriding plate.
随着这些火山的生长，它们上升到海面以上会沿着仰冲板块的前缘形成岛链。
The Caribbean Plate will lift, slightly, on its northern edge, while plunging greatly on its southern edge, being pushed down by the overriding S American Plate as it rolls.
加勒比板块北部边缘会稍微被抬起，同时南部大大下沉，被滚动着践踏过来的南美板块压下去。
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Minerals that melt at lower temperatures and are lighter than the surrounding material tend to rise, melting their way up through the overriding plate to erupt as volcanoes on the ocean floor.
熔点较低，及轻于周围物质的矿物质往往会往上升，融化并穿破其上方的板块，爆发成为海底的火山喷发。