A metal or non-metal thin layer on the central area of front cover is in contact with said absorbing layer for transferring impact waves.

在约束玻璃板的外侧表面上涂有光能吸收涂层，与该层接触的前盖中部是金属或非金属的薄层，以传递冲击波。

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Melosh's group figured out that by coating a piece of semiconducting material with a thin layer of the metal cesium, it made the material able to use both light and heat to generate electricity.

Melosh的研究小组发现用薄层的金属铯覆盖在一片半导体材料上，能够使材料同时利用光和热能来产生电力。

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To plate metal is to cover it with a thin layer of gold, or silver, etc.

电镀金属就是把金属薄薄地覆盖上一层金或银等。

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The thin layer of metal foil that originally covered the vessels imparted a luminous sheen, still discernible today in traces.

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Though its Blu-Ray machines have been its biggest money maker, the German technology company has thus diversified into other areas, where it can replicate its expertise for metalization, i.e. the process of coating plastic with a thin layer of metal.

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