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　

TOEFL GRE

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 hunted there, among the shingle, in the clefts of the rocks, but found nothing.
他们在砾石堆和岩缝里乱找，但是什么也没有找到。
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。
( 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。
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。
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 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。
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。
And a shingle came loose.
可是一个鹅卵石掉了。
Just looks like a normal shingle road now.
现在看来像盖着砂石的路。
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。