shin·gle

noun

/ˈʃɪŋɡl/

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[uncountable] a mass of small smooth stones on a beach or at the side of a river（海滨或河边的）卵石滩
- a shingle beach卵石海滩
Topics Geographyc2
[countable, uncountable] a small flat piece of wood that is used to cover a wall or roof of a building墙面板；木瓦；屋顶板
[countable] (North American English) a board with a sign on it, in front of a doctor’s or lawyer’s office（诊所或律师事务所挂的）招牌
- He hung out his own shingle (= started a business as a doctor or lawyer).他独自挂牌开业了。

Word Originsense 1 late Middle English: of unknown origin.senses 2 to 3 Middle English (as a noun): apparently from Latin scindula, earlier scandula ‘a split piece of wood’.

单词	shingle
释义	shin·gle noun /ˈʃɪŋɡl/ /ˈʃɪŋɡl/ enlarge image [uncountable] a mass of small smooth stones on a beach or at the side of a river（海滨或河边的）卵石滩 a shingle beach卵石海滩 Topics Geographyc2 [countable, uncountable] a small flat piece of wood that is used to cover a wall or roof of a building墙面板；木瓦；屋顶板 [countable] (North American English) a board with a sign on it, in front of a doctor’s or lawyer’s office（诊所或律师事务所挂的）招牌 He hung out his own shingle (= started a business as a doctor or lawyer).他独自挂牌开业了。 Word Originsense 1 late Middle English: of unknown origin.senses 2 to 3 Middle English (as a noun): apparently from Latin scindula, earlier scandula ‘a split piece of wood’.
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