overlap
英 [ˌəʊvəˈlæp , ˈəʊvəlæp] 美 [ˌoʊvərˈlæp , ˈoʊvərlæp]
v.
重叠;(物体或时间上)部分重叠;交叠;（范围方面）部分重叠
n.
(范围方面的)重叠部分;(物体的)重叠量;(两事发生的)重叠时间;交接时期
第三人称单数： overlaps复数： overlaps现在分词： overlapping过去式： overlapped过去分词： overlapped
例句
The floor was protected with overlapping sheets of newspaper.
地板用一张搭着一张的报纸保护着。
The language of science overlaps with that of everyday life.
有些科学用语也用于日常生活。
Social structures are not discrete objects; they overlap and interweave.
社会结构之间不是离散的，他们相互重叠交织。
