| 单词 | overlap |
| 释义 | overlap (once / 2010 pages) vn When things overlap, part or all of one thing covers part or all of the other, like roofing shingles or flat noodles in a lasagna dish. Not only can things overlap, but schedules can, too. If you accidentally schedule your doctor's appointment and your dentist appointment at the same time, they overlap, which is unfortunate because you can't be in two places at once. Philosophies and perspectives overlap when they share certain points or ideas in common. WORD FAMILYoverlap: overlapped, overlapping, overlaps+/overlapping: overlappings USAGE EXAMPLESBoth shows start on Saturday and their transmissions overlap for 25 minutes. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) He found that, with varied groups working on such efforts, “often they’re parallel, often they overlap, sometimes they may conflict.” Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) “He was kind and always straightforward, which Dad greatly valued, as did I in the few years we overlapped in management at The Times.” New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1v extend over and cover a part of The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city Hypo|Hyper imbricate overlap continue, cover, extend span an interval of distance, space or time 2v coincide partially or wholly Our vacations overlap Hypo|Hyper share have in common partakehave some of the qualities or attributes of something osculatehave at least three points in common with co-occur, coincide, cooccur go with, fall together 3n a flap that lies over another part Syn|Hypo|Hyper lap cuff, turnup the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg lapellap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar lappeta small lap on a garment or headdress revere, reversa lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side trouser cuffa cuff on the bottoms of trouser legs flap any broad, thin, and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely 4n the property of partial coincidence in time Hyper co-occurrence, coincidence, concurrence, conjunction the temporal property of two things happening at the same time 5n a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena there was no overlap between their proposals Syn|Hypo|Hyper convergence, intersection crossroads a point where a choice must be made interfacethe overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other internal representation, mental representation, representation a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image |
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