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The verb is pronounced /ˌəʊvə'leɪ/. The noun is pronounced /'əʊvəleɪ/. 动词读作 /ˌəʊvə'leɪ/。名词读作 /'əʊvəleɪ/。
1. VERB 在…上覆盖（或铺、涂） If something is overlaid with something else, it is covered by it. 

  • The floor was overlaid with rugs of oriental design.

    地板上铺着东方风情的地毯。

  • ...woollen cloth, overlaid with gold and silver embroidery.

    缝着金银绣花的呢子

2. N-VAR 覆盖物；涂层 You can use overlay to refer to a substance which covers the surface of something. 

  • Silver overlay is bonded to the entire surface.

    整个表面都镀了一层银。

  • ...an overlay of snow on the tops of the iron fences.

    铁栅栏上落满的一层雪

3. VERB （以某一情感、特性等）遮掩 If something is overlaid with a feeling or quality, that feeling or quality is the most noticeable one, but there may be deeper and more important ones involved. 

  • The party had been overlaid with a certain nervousness.

    这个聚会一直笼罩在不安的气氛中。

  • ...a surge of feeling which at this moment overlaid all others.

    此刻突然迸发出来、盖过了其他种种情绪的情感

  • Overlay is also a noun.

    • There can be an emotional overlay to the frustration of solving real problems.

      在真正的问题难以解决而感到沮丧的时候，可能会用其他情感来掩饰。

    • ...the thin overlay of success.

      微不足道的成功

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