overlie

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++o·ver·lie /ˌəʊvəˈlaɪ $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb (past tense overlay /-ˈleɪ/, past participle overlain /-ˈleɪn/, present participle overlying) [transitive] technical  COVERto lie over something 叠加在…上面，置于…上面 Clay overlies chalk in the southern mountains. 在南部山脉，黏土层覆在白垩层之上。→ See Verb table

o·ver·lie verbChineseSyllable  

Corpus something lie over to

overlie
o‧ver‧lie /ˌəʊvəˈlaɪ $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb (past tense overlay /-ˈleɪ/, past participle overlain /-ˈleɪn/, present participle overlying) [transitive] technical
to lie over something:
    Clay overlies chalk in the southern mountains.

over·lieBrE /ˌəʊvəˈlaɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈlaɪ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they overlie BrE /ˌəʊvəˈlaɪ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈlaɪ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it overlies BrE /ˌəʊvəˈlaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈlaɪz/ 🔊past simple overlay BrE /ˌəʊvəˈleɪ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈleɪ/ 🔊past participle overlain BrE /ˌəʊvəˈleɪn/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈleɪn/ 🔊 -ing form overlying BrE /ˌəʊvəˈlaɪɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈlaɪɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) (specialist) to lie over sth 叠加于；置于…上面◆overlying rock压在上面的岩石