Shingle
[ 'ʃiŋgl ]
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n. 鹅卵石;木瓦板;小招牌;
vt. 用木瓦板盖（屋顶）;把（女子头发）剪短;
📝 例句
The boat grounded on a shingle bank.
船在铺满圆卵石的海滩上搁浅了。
On this beach there's too much shingle and not enough sand.
在这个海滩上,圆卵石太多,沙太少。
hang out [up] one's shingle
<医师、律师> 挂出招牌开业
We listened to the rain on the shingle roof.
我们听着雨水打在屋顶的木瓦上。
He picked up a clean pine shingle that lay in the moonlight,
他借着月光从地上捡起一块干净的松木板，
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ shingle-木瓦,shine-阳光:木头瓦片天天接受阳光
※ single-单一,h-似“椅子”:椅子上只有单一的一个鹅卵石
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
shingle
n[U]
small rounded pebbles on the sea-shore 海滨的小圆石.
shingle n
1 small, flat, square or oblong piece of wood used as a covering on roofs and walls 盖板; 屋顶板; 木瓦; 墙面板.
2 (US infml 口) small wooden signboard put up outside the office of a doctor, dentist, etc （医生等挂在办事处外面的）木质小招牌. shingle, v [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
cover (a roof, etc) with shingles 用盖板覆盖（屋顶等）
a shingled church spire 用屋顶板覆盖的教堂尖顶.
🔁 扩展释义
*['ʃiŋgl]n. 墙面板, 小招牌
📖 同为「TOEFL」词汇
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In any case, you should prepare for the worst.
无论如何你要做好最坏的打算。
Cut it out, my name is Fred, not Fool!
你给我住嘴，我的名字是Fred，不是傻瓜！
On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat -- the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.
另一方面，你一想到动物油炸土豆就会反胃，但这在北方许多国家却是一种普通的烹任方法。