overlay

1. V-T If something is overlaid with something else, it is covered by it. 覆蓋[usu passive]

The floor was overlaid with rugs of oriental design. 地板上覆蓋著東方圖案的地毯。

2. V-T If something is overlaid with a feeling or quality, that feeling or quality is the most noticeable one, but there may be deeper and more important ones involved. 掩蓋[書面]

The party had been overlaid with a certain nervousness. 這個聚會已經(jīng)被一種緊張情緒掩蓋了。

...a surge of feeling which at this moment overlaid all others. ...此時掩蓋了一切的一股強烈情感。