overlap

英[əʊvə'læp] 美['ovəlæp]
  • n. 重叠;重复
  • vi. 部分重叠;部分的同时发生
  • vt. 与…重叠;与…同时发生

词态变化


复数: overlaps;第三人称单数: overlaps;过去式: overlapped;过去分词: overlapped;现在分词: overlapping;

助记提示


1. over- "above, 在…上面, 覆于…之上" + lap "部分重叠,互搭,搭接".
2. lap sth over the other, lap over each other "部分重叠,互搭,搭接". => overlap.

中文词源


overlap 重叠

over-,在上,lap,折叠。引申词义重叠。

英文词源


overlap
overlap: see lap
overlap (v.)
"to partially extend over," 1726, over- + lap (v.). Related: Overlapped; overlapping.
overlap (n.)
1813, from overlap (v.).

双语例句


1. The upper layer of felt should overlap the lower.
毛毡的上层应与下层重叠。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Social structures are not discrete objects; they overlap and interweave.
社会结构之间不是离散的,他们相互重叠交织。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The needs of patients invariably overlap.
病人的需求总有一些是一致的。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Use vinyl seam adhesive where vinyls overlap.
塑料布相叠处用塑料封口胶粘起来。

来自柯林斯例句

5. A fish's scales overlap each other.
鱼鳞一片片上下交叠。

来自《权威词典》