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单词 overlaid
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
o•ver•laid  (ō′vər lād),USA pronunciation v. 
  1. Historypt. and pp. of overlay 1.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
o•ver•lay1 /v. ˌoʊvɚˈleɪ; n. ˈoʊvɚˌleɪ/USA pronunciation   v., -laid, -lay•ing, n. 
v. [+ object]
  1. to lay or place (one thing) over or upon another:to overlay fertilizer on the soil.
  2. to cover with something:to overlay the soil with fertilizer.
  3. to finish or decorate with an overlay:The wood was overlaid with gold.

n. [countable]
  1. something laid over something else.
  2. a decorative layer put on top of something.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
o•ver•lay1  (v. ō′vər lā;n. ōvər lā′),USA pronunciation v., -laid, -lay•ing, n. 
v.t. 
  1. to lay or place (one thing) over or upon another.
  2. to cover, overspread, or surmount with something.
  3. to finish with a layer or applied decoration of something:wood richly overlaid with gold.
  4. Printingto put an overlay upon.

n. 
  1. something laid over something else;
    covering.
  2. a layer or decoration of something applied:an overlay of gold.
  3. [Print.]
    • Printinga shaped piece of paper, or a sheet of paper reinforced at the proper places by shaped pieces, put on the tympan of a press to increase or equalize the impression.
    • Printinga method of preparing copy for multicolor printing, in which matter for each color is prepared on a transparent sheet that is placed over a key plate, usually the one to be printed in black.
    • Printingthe sheet or sheets so prepared.
  4. Printinga sheet of transparent paper placed over a photograph, a dummy, or other artwork for noting corrections, instructions, mechanical separations, etc.
  5. Computingsoftware or data in external storage and brought into main storage for execution by replacing or augmenting software or data already there.
  6. Militarya transparent sheet giving special military information not ordinarily shown on maps, used by being placed over the map on which it is based.
  7. Clothinga decorative piece of leather or other material stitched on a shoe.
  8. Clothing, Scottish Terms[Scot.]a cravat.
  • 1250–1300; Middle English; see over-, lay1

o•ver•lay2  (ō′vər lā),USA pronunciation v. 
  1. pt. of overlie. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
overlay vb /ˌəʊvəˈleɪ/ ( -lays, -laying, -laid)(transitive)
  1. to lay or place something over or upon (something else)
  2. (often followed by with) to cover, overspread, or conceal (with)
  3. (followed by with) to cover (a surface) with an applied decoration: ebony overlaid with silver
  4. to achieve the correct printing pressure all over (a forme or plate) by adding to the appropriate areas of the packing
n /ˈəʊvəˌleɪ/
  1. something that is laid over something else; covering
  2. an applied decoration or layer, as of gold leaf
  3. a transparent sheet giving extra details to a map or diagram over which it is designed to be placed
  4. material, such as paper, used to overlay a forme or plate
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