| 单词 | layer |
| 释义 | layer —layerable, adj. /lay"euhr/, 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. Hort. a. a shoot or twig that is induced to root while still attached to the living stock, as by bending and covering with soil. b. a plant so propagated. 7. Ropemaking. a machine for laying rope or cable. v.t. 8. to make a layer of. 9. to form or arrange in layers. 10. to arrange or wear (clothing) in layers: You can layer this vest over a blouse or sweater. 11. Hort. 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: Frilly blouses don't layer well. [1350-1400; ME leyer, legger. See LAY1, -ER1] |
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