overlie
overlie — 動詞
- overliepresent simple I / you / we / they
- overlieshe / she / it
- overlaypast simple
- overlainpast participle
- overlying-ing form
1. to lie directly above another thing, often touching or covering it
覆在
直接在另一物上面
to lie directly above another thing, often touching or covering it
A clean white cloth overlies the bread in the basket.
一塊乾淨的白布覆在籃子裡的麵包上。
something overlies + object below
Fresh snow overlies the old tracks on the hill this morning.
今天早上，新雪覆在山坡上原來的腳印上。
layer overlies earlier marks
A glass panel overlies the map to keep rainwater off.
一片玻璃板覆在地圖上，免得它被雨水打濕。
Wet leaves overlie the garden steps after the night wind.
夜風吹過後，濕葉覆在花園的台階上。
- underlie
means to be below something rather than above it
文法句型
something overlie something
用法筆記
Usually used for one layer, cover, or surface resting directly over another. It is much rarer and more formal than everyday phrases such as 'lie on' or 'cover'.
常見錯誤
2. to accidentally suffocate a baby because your body presses down over the child d
壓死嬰兒
睡時把嬰兒壓死
to accidentally suffocate a baby because your body presses down over the child during sleep
The exhausted parent feared he might overlie the baby while asleep.
那位筋疲力盡的家長擔心自己睡著時可能會壓死嬰兒。
overlie + baby while asleep
Nurses warned new fathers not to overlie an infant on the sofa.
護理師提醒新手爸爸，不要在沙發上把嬰兒壓死。
warn someone not to overlie a baby
The report said the child was overlain while sharing a bed.
報告指出，那名孩子是在同床睡覺時被壓死的。
Tamar moved the cot beside her bed to avoid overlying the baby.
Tamar 把嬰兒床移到床邊，避免自己壓死嬰兒。
文法句型
someone overlie a baby
a baby be overlain
用法筆記
Usually appears in formal discussion of infant sleep accidents. Distinguish it from sense 3 because this meaning is specifically about a baby.
常見錯誤
3. to make a person or animal die after a body or heavy thing comes down over them
壓死
壓在其上而致死
to make a person or animal die after a body or heavy thing comes down over them
The newspaper said the shepherd was overlain by his injured horse.
報紙說，那名牧羊人是被自己受傷的馬壓死的。
passive: someone was overlain
The falling gate could overlie a trapped calf in seconds.
倒下的閘門幾秒內就可能把受困的小牛壓死。
heavy object overlie + animal
Workers feared the rolling log would overlie the dog near the ditch.
工人擔心滾動的原木會在溝邊把那隻狗壓死。
A collapsing wall could overlie anyone sleeping beside the shed.
倒塌的牆可能會把睡在棚邊的任何人壓死。
文法句型
something overlie a person or animal
someone be overlain by something
用法筆記
Broader than sense 2 because the victim can be an adult or an animal. It remains very rare and often appears in reports, warnings, or passive wording.