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

• 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 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。
• 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。
• The roofs had shingles missing.
  一些屋顶板不见了。
• 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。
• Shingle and cobble rock shall have flinty structure and be durable.
  粗砾和卵石应质地坚硬，耐久。
• 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。
• 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。
• Just looks like a normal shingle road now.
  现在看来像盖着砂石的路。
• 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。