layer
noun
verb
ˈleɪə noun
1 an amount or piece of a material or substance that covers a surface or that is between two other things 表层; 层
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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、蒜和番茄一层一层码好。
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
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We are operating with fewer layers of management.
我们现在的管理层简化了。
There are multiple layers of meaning in the story.
这个故事有多层含义。
the multilayered nature of organizations (=they have many layers)
机构的多层次性
verb
3 to make a layer of something or put something down in layers 铺一层…; 把…堆成层
Layer the raw sliced vegetables in a shallow baking dish.
把生的蔬菜片一层层地码放在浅烤盘里。
4 to cut someone’s hair so that the hair on top is in shorter lengths than the lower hair 把〔头发〕分层剪短
I have layered, shoulder-length brown hair.
我有一头分层次剪到齐肩长的褐色头发。