n.(名词)

1. 层，层次
2. 铺设者， 放置者，敷设机
3. 阶层
4. 地层
5. 【植】压条；用压条法分出的植物，倒伏的庄稼
6. 计划者
7. 【赛马】赌客
8. 产卵的鸡，生蛋的鸡
9. 【军】瞄准手
10. 涂层，表层

v.(动词)

1. 用压条法培植，借助压条法生根繁殖，庄稼倒伏
2. 把…堆积成层， 成层
3. 分层砌
4. 分层，把…分层堆放
5. 【园艺】用压条法使（嫩枝）生根

n.(名词)

1. [C]层,层次 thickness of material on a surface

Noun:

1. single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance;

   "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"
   

2. a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another

3. an abstract place usually conceived as having depth;

   "a good actor communicates on several levels"
   "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"
   "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"
   

4. a hen that lays eggs

5. thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells

Verb:

1. make or form a layer;

   "layer the different colored sands"
   

1.层
Alayer of a material or substance is a quantity or piece of it that covers a surface or that is between two other things.

layer

e.g. A freshlayer of snow covered the street...
街上覆盖了一层新雪。
e.g. ...the depletion of the ozonelayer...
臭氧层的损耗

2.层次；阶层；等级
If something such as a system or an idea has manylayers, it has many different levels or parts.

e.g. ...an astounding ten layers of staff between the factory worker and the chief executive...
工厂工人和首席执行官之间10个等级的巨大差距
e.g. Critics and the public puzzle out the layers of meaning in his photos.
评论界和公众揭开了他照片中的重重深意。

3.分层放置
If youlayer something, you arrange it in layers.

e.g. layer the potatoes, asparagus and salmon in the tin...
把土豆、芦笋和大麻哈鱼分层装入罐头内。
e.g. By lifting and layering her hair, Michael created a lighter frame for her face.
通过把头发往上梳，增加层次感，迈克尔让她的脸型显得更为柔和。

1. 层;图层：2.2.2台理设置图层 图层(layer)是AutoCAD组织管理图形对象最为有效的工具之一. 通过将不同性质的对象放置在不同的层上,可以方便地通过控制层的特性来显示和编辑对象. 三维图形较二维图形更为复杂,视觉干扰更大,

2. 分层：1、分层(layer)规则. 这里的层是指逻辑上的层次(layer),并非指物理上的层次(Tier). 目前的绝大多数的企业级应用系统中都分为三层,即表现层,领域层和数据层. 在对各层次进行划分时,主要可以从以下几个方面来考虑:A、每一层是一个相对独立的部分,

This layer of rock contains a lot of flint.

这一岩层中有大量燧石。

There is a fine layer of dust on the desk.

桌子上有一层薄薄的尘土。

There are several layers of meaning.

有几层不同的含意。

The pollution had destroyed ozone layer and caused many changes in weather.

污染破坏了臭氧层，并引起了许多天气变化。

Mists layered thick about him.

层层雾霭笼罩着他。

layer the potatoes and onions in a dish.

把土豆和洋葱分层放在盘子里。

We layer the crops to make them grow better.

我们对农作物进行压条处理，以利于他们生长。

A thin layer of dust covered everything.

所有的物品上都积了薄薄的一层灰尘。

How many layers of clothing are you wearing?

你穿了几层衣服？

There were too many layers of management in the company.

这家公司管理层太多。

the layers of meaning in the poem

这首诗不同层次的含义

layer the potatoes and onions in a dish.

把土豆和洋葱分层放在盘子里。

Her hair had been layered (= cut to several different lengths) .

她的头发已分层剪短。

A fresh layer of snow covered the street...

街上覆盖了一层新雪。

...the depletion of the ozone layer...

臭氧层的损耗

...an astounding ten layers of staff between the factory worker and the chief executive...

工厂工人和首席执行官之间10个等级的巨大差距

Critics and the public puzzle out the layers of meaning in his photos.

评论界和公众揭开了他照片中的重重深意。

layer the potatoes, asparagus and salmon in the tin...

把土豆、芦笋和大麻哈鱼分层装入罐头内。

By lifting and layering her hair, Michael created a lighter frame for her face.

通过把头发往上梳，增加层次感，迈克尔让她的脸型显得更为柔和。

Listening LAN password, docking received packet further analysis, the layer protocol analysis, access to the password.

侦听局域网内的密码, 对接收到的封包进一步分析, 解析出应用层协议, 获得密码.

For more information, see How to: Customize Object - layer Code Generation ( Entity Data Model Designer ).

有关更多信息, 请参见如何: 自定义对象层代码生成 ( 实体数据模型设计器 ).

The branches are weighed down by a heavy layer of snow.

树枝都被厚雪压弯了.

If there had not been a hard layer of rock beneath the soil, they would have completed the job in a few hours.

如果土壤下面不是有一层坚硬的岩石的话, 他们在几小时之内就完成这个工作了.

These seeds must be covered with a layer of earth.

这些种子必须盖上一层泥土.

When the Nile is in flood, it deposits a layer of mud on the fields.

尼罗河泛滥时, 在田野上沉积下一层泥.

The ozone layer surrounding the earth protects our skin from being hurt by the ultraviolet rays.

环绕地球的臭氧层保护着我们的皮肤免受紫外线的伤害.

When the River Nile is in flood, it deposits a layer of mud on the fields.

尼罗河泛滥时, 便在田野上沉积一层泥.

The pond was covered in a brittle layer of ice.

池塘覆盖了一层易碎的冰.

The external layer of skin is called the epidermis.

皮的外层叫表皮.

When the flood subsided , it left a layer of mud in the fields.

洪水过后, 地里淤积了一层泥浆.

The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster.

那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。

a layer of gritty dust

一层沙尘

A thin layer of dust covered everything.

所有的物品上都积了薄薄的一层灰尘。

Sensitive Cream will not strip away the skin's protective layer.

敏感肌肤专用面霜不会破坏皮肤表面的保护层。

It was hard to see the colours under the layer of dust.

蒙了一层灰尘后颜色就很难看清了。

1. These seeds must be covered with a layer of earth.
   这些种子必须盖上一层泥土。
2. The cake has three layers.
   这个蛋糕有三层。
3. He tried to penetrate the layers of bureaucracy.
   他设法打通了层层官僚关节。

形容词+～

• layer">bottom〔inner〕 layer底〔内〕层
• layer">thick〔thin〕 layer厚厚〔薄薄〕的一层
• layer">top layer顶层
• layer%E3%80%94">even〔uneven〕 layer〔不均匀〕均匀的一层

介词+～

• layers">in layers按层
• layer">dress in layer一层一层地包起来

～+介词

• layer%20of%20clay">a layer of clay一层粘土

• layers of plots and traps.

  出自：N. Fairfax

• The Lord Himself is the layer of this corner stone.

  出自：R. Leighton

• ☆ 直接源自中古英语的leyer，意为放。