overlap CET6 TEM4 ( overlapping, overlapped, overlaps )

动词读作ˌəʊvəˈlæp。名词读作ˈəʊvəˌlæp。

• 1. 

  V-RECIP If one thing overlaps another, or if you overlap them, a part of the first thing occupies the same area as a part of the other thing. You can also say that two things overlap. 重叠

  例：

  When the bag is folded, the bottom overlaps one side.

  把包折叠起来时，其底部与一边就重合了。

  例：

  Overlap the slices carefully so there are no gaps.

  把薄片小心地叠放在一起，那样就没有间隙。

• 2. 

  V-RECIP If one idea or activity overlaps another, or overlaps with another, they involve some of the same subjects, people, or periods of time. 与…重合

  例：

  Christian Holy Week overlaps with the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover.

  基督教的圣周与犹太教逾越节的开始时间是重合的。

  例：

  The needs of patients invariably overlap.

  患者们的各种需求总是相互重合的。

• 3. 

  N-VAR Overlap is also a noun. 重合

  例：

  ...the overlap between civil and military technology.

  …民用技术与军用技术之间的重合。