layer
layer
noun
[with obj.][often as adj. layered]
noun
- a sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body(figurative)(喻)
层，覆盖层
arrange a layer of aubergines in a dish.
在碟子上铺一层茄片。
the structure of deception takes on another layer.
骗局的结构又添上了一层。
■a level of seniority in the hierarchy of an organization
（机构）层
a managerial layer.
管理层。 - [in combination]a person or thing that lays something
摆放者，铺设者；产卵者
the worms are prolific egg-layers.
这种蠕虫大量产卵。
■a hen that lays eggs
产蛋的鸡 - a shoot fastened down to take root while attached to the parent plant
（植物）压条
[with obj.][often as adj. layered]
- arrange in a layer or layers
分层
the current trend for layered clothes.
分层服装的流行趋势。
■cut (hair) in overlapping layers
将（头发）剪出层次
her layered, shoulder-length hair.
她富有层次的披肩长发。 - propagate (a plant) as a layer
用压条培育（植物）
a layered shoot.
压条枝。
- Middle English (denoting a mason): from lay + -er. The sense 'stratum of material covering a surface' (early 17th cent.) may represent a respelling of an obsolete agricultural use of lair denoting quality of soil
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