overlie

英 [əʊvə'laɪ] 美 ['ovɚ'lai]
  • vt. 躺在…上面；覆在…上面；压在（婴儿、幼仔）身上使之窒息而死
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1. over- "above" + lie.

英文词源

overlie (v.)
late 12c., from over- + lie (v.2), or from an unrecorded Old English *oferlicgan. "In use from 12th to 16th c.; in 17-18th displaced by overlay; reintroduced in 19th c., chiefly in geological use." [OED]. Related: Overlay; overlain.