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

• 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。
• Then he scraped away the dirt, and exposed a pine shingle.
  接着他刨去泥土，下面露出一块松木瓦块。
• The attorney will hang out his shingle after he has passed the bar exam.
  这位律师通过律师考试后，将要自己开业。
• 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。
• The roofs had shingles missing.
  一些屋顶板不见了。
• 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。
• Tramping over the shingle and larger rocks on the beach, he secretly stifled his anger.
  他踩着河滩地上的卵石和硬石，不动声色地压制着心头的怒火。
• 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。
• 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。
• ( 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。