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

• Land access hangs out his shingle publicly trade, should announcement lowest trades valence and other trading terms.
  土地使用权公开挂牌交易的，应公告最低交易价和其他交易条件。
• 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。
• They lapped one shingle over another in laying a roof.
  他们在铺房顶时，使瓦互相搭接起来。
• He can sail a shingle in a hurricane.
  他能在风暴中架一叶扁舟。
• We listened to the rain on the shingle roof.
  我们听着雨水打在屋顶的木瓦上。
• Tumbling over clumsily a few times, the rock hit a pile of shingle next to the water's edge and shattered. I prefer a sandy beach to a shingly one.
  石头笨拙地翻了个跟头，啪地摔碎在河滩的砾石堆上。我喜欢沙滩，不喜欢遍布小圆石的海滩。
• 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。
• 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。
• ( of a shore or shoreline) having an extensive gently sloping area covered with sand or gravel or shingle down to the water line.
  （指海岸或者海岸线）具有广阔、坡度平缓的地区，从上面到水线都覆盖着沙、沙砾或者鹅卵石。
• We sat listening to the noise of the waves on the shingle.
  我们坐着，倾听着海浪打在卵石上的声音。