layer

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ldoce_196_blay·er1 /ˈleɪə $ -ər/ S3 W3 AWL noun [countableC]

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。

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.