层 meaning in English

• i 量词
  1.(用于重叠、积累的东西, 如楼层、阶层、地层) storey; tier; stratum Phrases
  五层大楼 a five-storey building; 社会的最低[上] 层 the lowest [highest] tier of society2.(用于可以分项分步的东西) a component part in a sequence; level Phrases
  他这话还有一层意思。 what he said has further implications.3.(用于可以从物体表面揭开或抹去的东西) layer Phrases
  一层薄冰 a thin sheet [layer] of ice; 一层油漆 a coat of paintⅡ形容词、副词
  (重叠) layer upon layer; multiple
  

• a 层:    eluvial horizon
• a层:    horizon a
• b层:    horizon b; illuvia ...

Examples

1. The wedding-cake was elaborately iced .
   结婚蛋糕上挂着一层精致的糖衣。
2. The atmosphere is a continuous layer of gases .
   大气圈是连续的气体层。
3. The towers are surfaced with steel plates .
   在塔面上加了一层钢板。
4. Heat is in stifling blanket layers .
   酷热象层层毯子似的令人窒息。
5. Sediments acted as a restricting control .
   沉积层起着屏蔽的作用。