overlie

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To lie over or upon
    — The new sediment layers overlie the older rock formations.
  2. To suffocate by lying upon transitive

词形变化

overlies present,singular,third-person overlying participle,present overlay past overlain participle,past

词源

From Middle English overlien, overliggen, equivalent to over- + lie (“to be reclined”). Compare West Frisian oerlizze, German überliegen, Danish overligge, Swedish överligga, Norwegian overligge.
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