| 单词 | layered |
| 释义 | layered (once / 15781 pages) adj If your snowman puts aside his heavy parka in favor of an undershirt, a turtleneck, a sweater, and a windbreaker, he's opted for clothing that's layered, which means "having one layer over another." The root of the word layered — layer — probably came from the Middle English word describing brick layers, who spend their days, as the name suggests, laying bricks or making layered brick walls. It's not just bricks and clothing that get layered, of course: We often use this adjective to describe hairstyles and fancy recipes. What's one of the most useful qualities of bark, plywood, and even our own skin? They're layered. WORD FAMILYlayer: interlayer, layered, layering, layers+/interlayer: interlayers/lay: laily, laity, layer, laying, lays, mislay, overlay, underlay/laying: layings/mislay: mislayed, mislaying, mislays/overlay: overlaid, overlayed, overlayer, overlaying, overlays/overlayer: overlayers/underlay: underlaid, underlayed, underlaying, underlayment, underlays USAGE EXAMPLESThis curry would be a frontrunner for my favourite of all time: it’s so deeply layered with flavour and interest. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Interiors professionals are chilling to cool, simple lines in favor of patterns layered like the pieces above, from Zak + Fox. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) The ropes of layered and abraded color in "Not a Mask" resemble the gorgeous mottled-gem surfaces of Ken Price. Los Angeles Times(Dec 23, 2016) adj with one layer on top of another Syn superimposed bedded, stratified deposited or arranged in horizontal layers |
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