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

• He hung out his own shingle.
  他独自挂牌开业了。
• 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。
• The fibreglass is also important because it gives the mechanical resistance to the shingle.
  玻璃纤维的另一个重要因素是它保证了玻纤瓦的机械拉力。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• With long strides he crunched along the shingle, biting his lips-he had already left the girl behind: as soon as the Yongding River reached the plain it surrendered.
  他大踏步地踏着砾石块，咬着嘴唇走着，那位姑娘已经被他甩在背后了。永定河来到平原就屈服了。
• And a shingle came loose.
  可是一个鹅卵石掉了。
• 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。
• 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。