新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

layer

英  [ˈleɪə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • layers

    1[C 可数名词]

    A layer of a material or substance is a quantity or piece of it that covers a surface or that is between two other things.

    双语例句

    例:

    the depletion of the ozone layer.

    臭氧层的消耗。

    例:

    The eyelids are protective layers of skin.

    眼睑是有保护作用的皮肤层。

    2[C 可数名词] 层次

    If something such as a system or an idea has many layers, it has many different levels or parts.

    双语例句

    例:

    Critics and the public puzzle out the layers of meaning in his photos.

    评论家和公众苦思冥想,悟出了他照片中的层层含意。

    VERB. 动词
  • layers , layering , layered

    1[T 及物动词] 分层放置

    If you layer something, you arrange it in layers.

    双语例句

    例:

    Layer half the onion slices on top of the potatoes.

    把一半洋葱片一层层地放在土豆上。