shingle
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural shingles
plural shingles
Learner's definition of SHINGLE
[count]
: a small, thin piece of building material that is used to cover the roof or sides of a building木瓦；墙面板；屋顶板
hang out your shingle
US, informal : to start your own business especially as a doctor or lawyer（尤指医生或律师）挂牌开业
- She graduated from law school and hung out her shingle.她从法学院毕业后就自己挂牌开业了。
— compare 3shingle
2 shingle /ˈʃɪŋgəl/ verb
shingles; shingled; shingling
2 shingle
/ˈʃɪŋgəl/
verb
shingles; shingled; shingling
Learner's definition of SHINGLE
[+ object]
: to cover (something) with shingles用木瓦（或墙面板）覆盖
- shingle a house/roof给房子加墙面板；给屋顶盖木瓦
- a house shingled with cedar用雪松本盖成的房子
3 shingle /ˈʃɪŋgəl/ noun
3 shingle
/ˈʃɪŋgəl/
noun
Learner's definition of SHINGLE
[noncount]
: small stones that form a beach（海滩或河滩）粗砾
- She walked along the shingle.她沿海滩粗砾散步。
- a shingle beach粗砾海滩
— compare 1shingle