lay over

lay overlay overv.1.■覆盖,胜过,使延期

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lay over1.■使延期；推迟：Because of the weather,the football match will have to be laid over for a few days.由于天气的缘故，足球赛只得推迟几天举行。2.■[美国俚语](中途)稍作停留:The passengers will lay over in Shanghai for 2 hours before completing the journey to Sydney.在飞往悉尼前，乘客们将在上海停留两个小时。3.■涂；镀，覆盖:The wood has been laid over with silver.木料镀上了一层银。Please lay the butter over the bread.请把黄油涂在面包上。4.■[方言]超过；胜过；压倒:The new machine lays over the old one in performance.新机器在性能上胜过旧机器。5.■限制