shingle

英 [ˈʃɪŋɡl]

美 [ˈʃɪŋɡl]

n.  (海滨或河边的)卵石滩; 墙面板; 木瓦; 屋顶板; (诊所或律师事务所挂的)招牌
v.  用木瓦盖…的屋顶; 给…贴墙面板; 把（女子头发）剪成墙面板式短发发型

过去式：shingled　过去分词：shingled　现在分词：shingling　第三人称单数：shingles　

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Collins.1 / BNC.15420 / COCA.11117

牛津词典

noun

• （海滨或河边的）卵石滩
  a mass of small smooth stones on a beach or at the side of a river
  1. a shingle beach
     卵石海滩
• 墙面板；木瓦；屋顶板
  a small flat piece of wood that is used to cover a wall or roof of a building
• （诊所或律师事务所挂的）招牌
  a board with a sign on it, in front of a doctor's or lawyer's office
  1. He hung out his own shingle (= started a business as a doctor or lawyer) .
     他独自挂牌开业了。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (海边或河边的)碎石滩
  Shingleis a mass of small rough pieces of stone on the shore of a sea or a river.
  1. ...a beach of sand and shingle.
     碎石沙滩
• 带状疱疹(尤见于腰部)
  Shinglesis a disease in which painful red spots spread in bands over a person's body, especially around their waist.
• N-COUNT 木瓦;墙面板;屋顶板
  Shinglesare thin pieces of wood or another material which are fixed in rows to cover a roof or wall.
  1. The roofs had shingles missing.
     一些屋顶板不见了。
• (诊所或律师事务所等外面所挂的)招牌
  Ashingleis a small sign that is hung outside a building, such as the place where a doctor or lawyer works.

英英释义

noun

• a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g.
• coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)
• building material used as siding or roofing
  Synonym:shake

verb

• cover with shingles
  1. shingle a roof

双语例句

• They buried the shingle close to the wall, with some dismal ceremonies and incantations, and the fetters that bound their tongues were considered to be locked and the key thrown away.
  他们念着咒语，举行了干巴巴的埋葬仪式，靠墙将松木板埋了。他们认为连同埋葬的还有那锁住他们口舌的枷锁，因此钥匙也用不着了。
• She sighed slightly as she sat on shingle in the sunshine.
  阳光下，他坐在屋瓦上轻声地叹气。
• He hung out his own shingle.
  他独自挂牌开业了。
• A good shingle roof is a most durable type of roof.
  用优质木瓦盖的屋顶是一种经久耐用的屋顶。
• With a bit of bravado, the old gang hung out their new shingle: the Prediction Company.
  虽然带着那么一点虚张声势的味道，但这伙子旧匪还是把他们的新招牌给挂了出来：预测公司。
• On this beach there's too much shingle and not enough sand.
  在这个海滩上，圆卵石太多，沙太少。
• The topic of my Master's thesis was to design the K ä rs ä m ä ki shingle church, through which I studied the tradition of wood construction and the opportunities that handicraft provides.
  我的代表作的主题就是设计一座Kärsämäki木瓦教堂，为此我学习到了木材建筑的传统和手工制品赋予我的机会。
• The riverbed contained by the dike was deep and broad, lined with iron-grey shingle.
  被高堤嵌住的河床又宽又深，满盛着一川铁灰色的砾石。
• A large section of the wood shingle roof was burning as the fire trucks pulled up.
  当消防车赶到的时候，一大片的木屋正在燃烧着。
• His grandfather's shingle, and waited for opportunity to knock.
  他挂出了祖父的行医招牌，等机会来敲门。