| 单词 | overlap |
| 释义 | overlap Word forms: overlaps, overlapping , overlapped pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (oʊvəʳlæp ). The noun is pronounced (oʊvəʳlæp ). 1. verb If one thing overlaps another, or if you overlap them, a part of the first thing occupies the same area as a part of the other thing. You can also say that two things overlap. When the bag is folded flat, the bag bottom overlaps one side of the bag. [VERB noun] Overlap the slices carefully so there are no gaps. [VERB noun] Use vinyl seam adhesive where vinyls overlap. [VERB] The edges must overlap each other or weeds will push through the gaps. [VERB noun] ...neat overlapping circles. [VERB-ing] 2. verb If one idea or activity overlaps another, or overlaps with another, they involve some of the same subjects, people, or periods of time. Elizabeth met other Oxford intellectuals, some of whom overlapped Naomi's world. [VERB noun] Christian Holy Week overlaps with the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover. [VERB + with] The needs of patients invariably overlap. [VERB] Their life-spans overlapped by six years. [plural-noun VERB] Overlap is also a noun. ...the overlap between civil and military technology. [+ between] We may begin to discover overlaps. Translations: Chinese: 重叠 Japanese: 重ねる/重なる |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147115条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。