underlay
US
UK underlay n: (carpet foundation layer) (地毯的)
SC 衬垫层 chèn diàn céng
TC 襯墊
TC 襯墊
SC 底衬
The workmen first put down an underlay before placing the carpet on top of it.
underlay [sth] vtr: (layer [sth] underneath)
SC 将…衬垫在下方 jiāng chèn diàn zài xià fāng
SC 将...垫在下面
Underlaying a carpet will make it more durable.
underlay [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep: (layer [sth] underneath)
SC 铺在…下面
The land was underlaid with valuable coal deposits.
underlie [sth] vtr: figurative (be the reason for)
SC 构成…的基础 gòu chéng … de jī chǔ
SC 基于 gòu chéng … de jī chǔ，jī yú
A belief in creationism underlies their arguments.
underlie [sth] vtr: (lie beneath)
SC 在…之下 zài … zhī xià
SC 位于…之下 zài … zhī xià，wèi yú … zhī xià
A layer of sedimentary rock underlies the soil.