overlying

基本解释

Salt has lower density than the surrounding rock, so it tends to flow upwards, pushing up the overlying layers of rock to form a dome.
盐的密度低于周围的岩石，所以会向上抬升，使覆盖其上的岩层形成穹顶状。
Our hypothesis is that about 1 or 2 percent of the population fails to develop a normal thickness of bone overlying the superior canal.
我们的假设是大概1%~2%的人头部无法形成覆盖上半规管的正常厚度骨头。
This leads to a honeycomb of cavities that eventually collapse due to the weight of the overlying rock layers, leaving the irregular mounds standing.
这一现象会导致地下形成蜂窝状的洞穴系统，并最终由于上覆岩层的重力而崩塌，留下一些不规则的岩石群。

Were we to grasp those overlying trend lines, both private companies and the regulators themselves could begin to do some very useful planning.
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