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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ldoce_196_blay·er1 /ˈleɪə $ -ər/ ●●● S3 W3 AWL noun [countable]  1  COVERan amount or piece of a material or substance that covers a surface or that is between two other things 表层；层layer of A thick layer of dust lay on the furniture. 家具上蒙了一层厚厚的灰尘。 The moon was shining through a thin layer of cloud. 月光透过薄薄的云层照射下来。 He pulled off layer upon layer of clothing (=many layers of clothing). 他把衣服一件件地脱掉。in layers Arrange the peppers, garlic and tomatoes in layers. 把辣椒、蒜和番茄一层一层铺好。 → ozone layer →5  See picture of layer 层, tier 层2  one of several different levels in a complicated organization, system, set of ideas etc 〔复杂的机构、制度、思想等的〕层次；阶层layer of We are operating with fewer layers of management. 我们现在的管理层简化多了。 There are multiple layers of meaning in the story. 这个故事有多层含义。 the multi-layered nature of organizations (=they have many layers) 机构的多层次性

Examples from the Corpus

layer• Between the tank and the platform is a layer of tar paper to prevent the Tanalith from rusting the steel.• Sprinkle a layer of soil over the seeds.• A layer of dust covered everything in the room.• Pack claw and body meat in alternate layers in small fire-proof pots.• Like the rust on a junkyard car, that boundary layer could get only so thick.• David Couper has eliminated the deputy chief layer between him and his captains.• Yet back in the primary visual cortex, the fourth layer is the most impressive of all.• Most of the food we buy has at least one layer of plastic incorporated in its packaging.• This 600 watt machined removed three layers of old paint from a veneered cabinet in minutes.layer of• layers of bureaucracy• a layer of volcanic rock• There are many layers of meaning to be discovered in the poem.• Several layers of clothing are warmer than one thick layer.• Separate the layers of cookies with wax paper.• The road was covered by a thin layer of ice.

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layer2 AWL verb [transitive]  1  COVERto make a layer of something or put something down in layers 铺一层…；把…分层堆放 Layer the raw sliced vegetables in a shallow baking dish. 把生蔬菜片一层层叠地放在浅烤盘里。2  DCBto cut someone’s hair so that the hair on top is in shorter lengths than the lower hair 把〔头发〕分层剪短 I have layered, shoulder-length brown hair. 我有一头富有层次的褐色齐肩长发。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

layer• With a maximum depth of 50 m and little opportunity for wind-stirring, the lake waters are strongly layered.• Then for another song we layered and layered an E-Bow.• Use half the cream to layer the sponges.• The cliffs are layered with fossil remains.From Longman Business Dictionarylayerlay‧er /ˈleɪə-ər/ noun [countable]HUMAN RESOURCES one of the levels in an organizationWe are operating with fewer layers of management. → marzipan layerOrigin layer1 (1300-1400) LAY1 + -er

lay·er1 nounlayer2 verbChineseSyllable  

a piece substance Business amount material or or Corpus of an

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lay‧er¹ S3 W3 AC /ˈleɪə $ -ər/ noun [countable]1. an amount or piece of a material or substance that covers a surface or that is between two other things
    layer of
    A thick layer of dust lay on the furniture.
    The moon was shining through a thin layer of cloud.
    He pulled off layer upon layer of clothing (=many layers of clothing).
    in layers
    Arrange the peppers, garlic and tomatoes in layers. ⇨ ozone layer
2. one of several different levels in a complicated organization, system, set of ideas etc
    layer of
    We are operating with fewer layers of management.
    There are multiple layers of meaning in the story.
    the multi-layered nature of organizations (=they have many layers)

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layer² AC verb [transitive]
1. to make a layer of something or put something down in layers:
    Layer the raw sliced vegetables in a shallow baking dish.
2. to cut someone’s hair so that the hair on top is in shorter lengths than the lower hair:
    I have layered, shoulder-length brown hair.