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单词 overlaps
释义

overlap

verb

over·​lap ˌō-vər-ˈlap How to pronounce overlap (audio)
overlapped; overlapping; overlaps

transitive verb

1
: to extend over or past and cover a part of
The roof shingles overlap each other.
2
: to have something in common with
Baseball season overlaps the football season in September.

intransitive verb

1
: to occupy the same area in part
The two towns overlap.
2
: to have something in common
Some of their duties overlap.
overlap
ˈō-vər-ˌlap How to pronounce overlap (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • lap
  • overlay
  • overlie
  • overspread
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Example Sentences

The roof shingles overlap each other. Baseball season overlaps football season in September. Some of your duties overlap his.
Recent Examples on the Web Some people may only have one health problem that requires a medical implant, but others may have several issues that could overlap. Wired, 9 Aug. 2022 Are there concepts in your coursework that overlap with your experience? Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 12 July 2022 Mental illness and choosing to do evil are different entities that only rarely overlap. WSJ, 25 May 2022 The situation carries considerable irony: In the early 2000s, Europe and the U.S. had tentative plans to work together on a life-seeking Mars mission, involving two rovers that would overlap in their science goals. Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American, 19 May 2022 To help make the distinction, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shared a graphic outlining the symptoms of COVID and highlighting those that overlap with seasonal allergies. Kristine Gill, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2022 Insects face additional threats that could overlap or aggravate the impacts of temperature and landscape concerns, including adjustments to precipitation, pollution, use of pesticides and light pollution, among other factors. NBC News, 20 Apr. 2022 Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is for the first time endorsing a separate agency hiring election investigators, a plan that will overlap what the Republican says is his own underfunded investigation unit. Jeff Amy, ajc, 14 Feb. 2022 For example, families should avoid setting their sights on competing after-school activities or plans that would overlap on weekends. Lauren Kent, CNN, 3 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Kids Definition

overlap

verb

over·​lap ˌō-vər-ˈlap How to pronounce overlap (audio)
overlapped; overlapping
: to place or be placed so that a part of one covers a part of another
The roof shingles overlap.

overlaps

verb

present tense third-person singular of overlap
as in overlies
to lie over parts of one another the brochures on the display table should overlap but not so much that the titles are obscured

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • overlies
  • overlays
  • laps
  • shingles
  • overspreads
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