layer

layer

a thickness of matter covering a surface: layers of clothing; a hen that lays eggs
Not to be confused with:lair – a wild animal’s den or resting place; a person’s hiding place

lay·er

L0078500 (lā′ər)n.1. a. One that lays: a tile layer.b. A hen kept for laying eggs.2. a. A single thickness of a material covering a surface or forming an overlying part or segment: a layer of dust on the windowsill; a cake with four layers.b. A usually horizontal deposit or expanse; a stratum: layers of sedimentary rock; a layer of warm air.c. A depth or level: a poem with several layers of meaning.3. Botany A stem that is covered with soil for rooting while still part of the living plant.4. An item of clothing worn over or under another.v. lay·ered, lay·er·ing, lay·ers v.tr.1. To divide or form into layers: layered gravel and charcoal to make a filter.2. To cut (hair) into different, usually overlapping lengths.3. Botany To propagate (a plant) by means of a layer.4. To wear (clothing) in layers.v.intr.1. To form or come apart as layers.2. Botany To take root as a result of layering.

layer

(ˈleɪə) n1. a thickness of some homogeneous substance, such as a stratum or a coating on a surface2. (Environmental Science) one of four or more levels of vegetation defined in ecological studies: the ground or moss layer, the field or herb layer, the shrub layer, and one or more tree layers3. (Animals) a laying hen4. (Horticulture) horticulture a. a shoot or branch rooted during layeringb. a plant produced as a result of layeringvb5. to form or make a layer of (something)6. (Horticulture) to take root or cause to take root by layering[C14 leyer, legger, from lay¹ + -er¹]

lay•er

(ˈleɪ ər)
n. 1. a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface: a layer of soot on the window sill; two layers of paint. 2. bed; stratum: alternating layers of basalt and sandstone. 3. a person or thing that lays: a carpet layer. 4. a hen kept for egg production. 5. one of several items of clothing worn one on top of the other. 6. a shoot or twig that is induced to root while still attached to the living stock, as by bending and covering with soil. 7. a person or thing that lays. v.t. 8. to make a layer of. 9. to form or arrange in layers. 10. to arrange or wear (clothing) in layers: to layer a vest over a blouse. 11. to propagate by layering. v.i. 12. to separate into or form layers. 13. (of a garment) to permit of wearing in layers; be used in layering. [1350–1400; Middle English leyer, legger. See lay¹, -er¹]

Layer

 a substance or things grouped together and lying between two other horizontal strata. See also pocket.

layer

Past participle: layered
Gerund: layering

Imperative
layer
layer

Present
I layer
you layer
he/she/it layers
we layer
you layer
they layer

Preterite
I layered
you layered
he/she/it layered
we layered
you layered
they layered

Present Continuous
I am layering
you are layering
he/she/it is layering
we are layering
you are layering
they are layering

Present Perfect
I have layered
you have layered
he/she/it has layered
we have layered
you have layered
they have layered

Past Continuous
I was layering
you were layering
he/she/it was layering
we were layering
you were layering
they were layering

Past Perfect
I had layered
you had layered
he/she/it had layered
we had layered
you had layered
they had layered

Future
I will layer
you will layer
he/she/it will layer
we will layer
you will layer
they will layer

Future Perfect
I will have layered
you will have layered
he/she/it will have layered
we will have layered
you will have layered
they will have layered

Future Continuous
I will be layering
you will be layering
he/she/it will be layering
we will be layering
you will be layering
they will be layering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been layering
you have been layering
he/she/it has been layering
we have been layering
you have been layering
they have been layering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been layering
you will have been layering
he/she/it will have been layering
we will have been layering
you will have been layering
they will have been layering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been layering
you had been layering
he/she/it had been layering
we had been layering
you had been layering
they had been layering

Conditional
I would layer
you would layer
he/she/it would layer
we would layer
you would layer
they would layer

Past Conditional
I would have layered
you would have layered
he/she/it would have layered
we would have layered
you would have layered
they would have layered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	layer - single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"bedartefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a wholebacking, mount - something forming a back that is added for strengtheningblanket - a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactorrow, course - (construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks"cushion - the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicleinterlayer - a layer placed between other layerslaminate - a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layerslift - one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or bootoverlay - a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surfaceply - (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywoodtier - one of two or more layers one atop another; "tier upon tier of huge casks"; "a three-tier wedding cake"wall - a layer of material that encloses space; "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"; "the container's walls were blue"
	2.	layer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under anotherregion, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"stratum - one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)asthenosphere - the lower layer of the crustchromosphere - a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the photosphere to the corona) that is visible during a total eclipse of the suncrust, Earth's crust - the outer layer of the Earthexosphere - the outermost atmospheric layerhydrosphere - the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vaporgeosphere, lithosphere - the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantlelower mantle - the deeper part of the mantlemantle - the layer of the earth between the crust and the coremesosphere - the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphereozone layer, ozonosphere - a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sunstratosphere - the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphereEarth's surface, surface - the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water"thermosphere - the atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exospheretropopause - the region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratospheretroposphere - the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude)upper mantle - the upper part of the mantlecell wall - a rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a protective barriersnow - a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground
	3.	layer - an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"stratum, levelplace - an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"
	4.	layer - a hen that lays eggsbiddy, hen - adult female chicken
	5.	layer - thin structure composed of a single thickness of cellsblastoderm, blastodisc, germinal area, germinal disc - a layer of cells on the inside of the blastulahypodermis - layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropodsanatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"
Verb	1.	layer - make or form a layer; "layer the different colored sands"shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

layer

noun1. covering, film, cover, sheet, coating, coat, blanket, mantle, dusting A fresh layer of snow covered the street.2. tier, level, seam, stratum Critics and the public puzzle out the layers of meaning in his photos.

Translations

层整理成形蛋鸡

lay¹

(lei) – past tense, past participle laid (leid) – verb1. to place, set or put (down), often carefully. She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee. 小心輕放 小心地放2. to place in a lying position. She laid the baby on his back. 平放 平放3. to put in order or arrange. She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap. 佈置 布置4. to flatten. The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat. 弄平，壓平 把...压平5. to cause to disappear or become quiet. to lay a ghost / doubts. 消除，平息 消除6. (of a bird) to produce (eggs). The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well. 下（蛋） 下（蛋） 7. to bet. I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed. 以某物打賭 以某物打赌ˈlayer noun1. a thickness or covering. The ground was covered with a layer of snow; There was a layer of clay a few feet under the ground. 層 层2. something which lays, especially a hen. a good layer. 下蛋的家禽(尤指母雞) 蛋鸡 verb to put, cut or arrange in layers. She had her hair layered by the hairdresser. 剪出層次，整理出層次 整理成形ˈlayabout noun a lazy, idle person. 游手好閒的人 游手好闲之徒，懒惰者 ˈlay-by – plural ˈlay-bys – nounespecially in Britain, a short extra part at the side of a road for people to stop their cars in, out of the way of the traffic. (尤在英國)路邊停車休息處 （英）路侧停车带（供途中紧急停车） ˈlayout noun the manner in which something is displayed or laid out. the layout of the building. 版面設計，配置 布局，版面设计，布置 laid up ill in bed. When I caught flu, I was laid up for a fortnight. 生病臥床 卧床lay aside to put away or to one side, especially to be used or dealt with at a later time. She laid the books aside for later use. 擱在一旁(尤指供稍後處理或使用) 把...放在一边，暂时搁置一边 lay bare to show clearly; to expose to view. They dug up the road and laid bare the water-pipe; Shy people don't like to lay bare their feelings. 曝露出，表露出 暴露lay by to put away for future use. She laid by a store of tinned vegetables. 把...存放備用 把...留待后用lay down1. to give up. They laid down their arms; The soldiers laid down their lives in the cause of peace. 放下，獻出 放下，献出 2. to order or instruct. The rule book lays down what should be done in such a case. 規定 规定3. to store. My father laid down a good stock of wine which I am now drinking. 貯藏 贮藏lay (one's) hands on1. to find or be able to obtain. I wish I could lay (my) hands on that book! 找到，得到 得到2. to catch. The police had been trying to lay hands on the criminal for months. 抓到 抓到lay in to get and store a supply of. I've laid in an extra stock of drinks for Christmas. 貯存 贮存lay low to make ill. I was laid low by flu, just before my exams. 使生病 生病lay off to dismiss (employees) temporarily. Because of a shortage of orders, the firm has laid off a quarter of its workforce. 遣散 暂时解雇，裁员 lay on to provide. The staff laid on a tea party for the pupils. 提供，安排 组织，安排 lay out1. to arrange over a wide area (especially according to a plan). He was the architect who laid out the public gardens. 規劃設計(尤指依照計劃) 设计2. to spread so as to be easily seen. He laid out the contents of the box on the table. 擺開 摆开3. to knock unconscious. 打昏 打昏4. to spend (money). 花（錢） 花（钱） 5. to prepare (a dead body) to be buried. 為（屍體）作殯葬準備 为（尸体）作殡葬准备 lay up1. to keep or store. We laid up a good supply of apples this year from our own trees. 貯存 贮存2. to put (a ship) out of use in a dock. (將船)閒置於碼頭 放置不用，（将船）闲置于码头 lay waste to make (a piece of land) into barren country by burning and plundering. 使土地荒蕪(因燒毀或擄掠) 损毁

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lay needs an object and has laid as its past tense and past participle: He (had) laid his book down ; He will be laying his proposals before the committee tomorrow .
lie takes no object and has lying as its present participle, lay as its past tense and lain as its past participle: Please lie down ; He lay down ; He had lain there for hours .
lie , to be untruthful, has lying as its present participle, and lied as its past tense and past participle: She (has always) lied about her age .

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