layer
noun /ˈleɪə(r)/, /leə(r)/
/ˈleɪər/
- a quantity or sheet of something that lies over a surface or between surfaces
层；表层 - layer (of something) A thin layer of dust covered everything.
所有的物品上都积了薄薄的一层灰尘。 - Ducks have a thick layer of fat to keep them warm.
鸭子有一层厚厚的脂肪来保暖。 - How many layers of clothing are you wearing?
你穿了几层衣服？ - Sunlight thickens the outer layer of the skin.
阳光使皮肤外层增厚。 - in layers The paint is applied in layers.
油漆是分层涂的。
- Beneath the surface layer of the skin are several further layers.
在皮肤表层之下还有几层。 - Everything was covered with a fine layer of dust.
每件东西都覆盖着一层薄薄的尘土。 - He paints a base coat, allows it to dry, and then adds layers of paint.
他刷上一层底漆，晾干，然后又在上面刷了几层漆。 - Mulch with a generous layer of peat or compost.
在根部覆盖上一层厚厚的泥炭或堆肥。 - The body had been covered with a thin layer of soil.
身体上已经覆盖了薄薄的一层土。 - The building is constructed in layers.
这座建筑是分层建造的。 - The product is made from a single layer of plastic.
该产品用单层塑料制成。 - The recipe calls for alternating layers of meat sauce and pasta.
制作方法要求肉酱和意大利面分层叠压。 - The remains lay buried under layer upon layer of black earth.
遗址被黑土层层掩埋。 - They put on thick hats and extra layers of clothing.
他们戴上厚厚的帽子，又额外加了几层衣服。 - Use enough gravel to form a layer about 50mm thick.
用足够多的砾石铺上 50 毫米左右的一层。 - We're flying just below a cloud layer at 33 000 feet.
我们正飞行在 3.3 万英尺高的云层下面。 - a protective layer of black plastic
黑色塑料保护层 - the upper layers of the earth's atmosphere
地球大气层的上层 - Brush each layer of filo pastry with melted butter.
用融化的黄油刷每一层菲洛糕点。 - The channel became silted up with layer upon layer of sludge.
河道被一层又一层的淤泥堵塞了。 - The dessert is chocolate mousse between layers of coffee and chocolate sponge.
甜点是夹在咖啡和巧克力海绵层之间的巧克力慕斯。 - This provides the waterproof top layer of the roof.
这提供了屋顶的防水顶层。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fine
- thin
- deep
- …
- form
- add
- apply
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- cake
- beneath a/the layer
- under a/the layer
- in layers
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- layer after layer
- layer upon layer
- layer (of something) A thin layer of dust covered everything.
- layer (of something) a level or part within a system or set of ideas
层次；阶层 - There were too many layers of management in the company.
这家公司管理层级太多。 - the layers of meaning in the poem
这首诗不同层次的含义 - You've got to fight your way through layer upon layer of bureaucracy.
你必须通过层层官僚机构来奋斗。 - It was claimed that the reforms would add layers to the EU's political structure.
据称，这些改革将增加欧盟政治结构的层次。
- I decided to peel back the layers of this story.
我决心揭开这个故事的重重表象。 - a layer of bureaucracy
官僚体制中的一个阶层 - multiple layers of meaning
多层意义
- There were too many layers of management in the company.
词源Middle English (denoting a mason): from lay (verb) + -er. The sense ‘stratum of material covering a surface’ (early 17th cent.) may represent a different spelling of an obsolete agricultural use of lair denoting quality of soil.
