overlap

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
发音 ō'və-lăpʹ

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something that overlaps or is overlapped. intransitive,transitive
  2. a situation in the game where an attacking line has more players in it than the defensive line coming to meet it. The attacking side may exploit the overlap by using their superior numbers to break the opposition's defensive line. If attackers outnumber defenders by more than one player this is often termed a two man overlap or three man overlap, etc. If the attacking side fails to break through usually due to poor execution, they are said to waste an overlap. intransitive,transitive
  3. The payment of a spouse's or other dependant's annuity benefits concurrently with the member's benefits, on death of the member during the guarantee period. intransitive,transitive
动词 v.
  1. To extend over and partly cover something. intransitive,transitive
    — The mouse-mat overlapped the edge of the desk.
  2. To co-occur, to happen at the same time. intransitive,transitive
  3. To have an area, range, character or function in common. intransitive,transitive
    — The two maps overlapped at the east and west edges.
  4. Of sets: to have some elements in common. intransitive,transitive
    — The set (all men) overlaps the set (vegetarians).
  5. To have some similar nucleotide sequences. intransitive,transitive
  6. An illusion of depth is created when one object partially covers another. intransitive,transitive

词形变化

overlaps present,singular,third-person overlapping participle,present overlapped participle,past overlapped past overlaps plural

词汇关系

衍生词
nonoverlap nonoverlapped overlappable overlapper overlap syndrome
相关词
coexist coincide coinstantiate intersect override coexistence coincidence coinstantiation co-occurrence intersection

词源

词源 1
From over- + lap.
Cognate with Dutch overlap.
词源 2
From over- + lap.
Cognate with Dutch overlap.
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