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shingle

/ˈʃɪŋ.ɡəl/

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noun

瓦片，木瓦

A small, thin piece of building material, often with one end thicker than the other, for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building.

Examples :

"The wind ripped a shingle off the roof of our house during the storm. "

暴风雨中，我们家的屋顶被风刮掉了一块瓦片/木瓦。

architecture material building property

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noun

熟铁片，铁片。

A rectangular piece of steel obtained by means of a shingling process involving hammering of puddled steel.

Examples :

"The construction company ordered a large shipment of shingles for the new roof. "

建筑公司订购了一大批熟铁片，用于建造新屋顶。

material technical industry

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noun

招牌，牌子，字号。

A small signboard designating a professional office; this may be both a physical signboard or a metaphoric term for a small production company (a production shingle).

Examples :

"The new student's shingle outside the tutoring center advertised "Expert Math Help." "

这位新来的学生的辅导中心门外的招牌上写着“专业数学辅导”。

business sign job media organization

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verb

铺瓦，盖瓦。

To cover with small, thin pieces of building material, with shingles.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully shingled the roof of the new house. "

木匠小心地给新房子的屋顶铺瓦。

architecture building material

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verb

剪成短发，剪成瓦片头.

To cut, as hair, so that the ends are evenly exposed all over the head, like shingles on a roof.

Examples :

"The hairdresser shingled her client's hair, creating a short, even style. "

理发师给她的顾客剪了瓦片头，做出了一个短而整齐的发型。

appearance style human

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noun

板子，鞭子。

A punitive strap such as a belt.

Examples :

"The teacher used a shingle to discipline the student who was misbehaving. "

老师用板子/鞭子惩罚了那个不守规矩的学生。

law police weapon

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noun

板子，拍子

(by extension) Any paddle used for corporal punishment.

Examples :

"The teacher used a wooden shingle to punish the misbehaving student. "

老师用木板拍子惩罚了那个不守规矩的学生。

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verb

精炼，捣炼

To hammer and squeeze material in order to expel cinder and impurities from it, as in metallurgy.

Examples :

"The blacksmith shingled the iron bar to remove the impurities before forging it into a horseshoe. "

铁匠在将铁条锻造成马蹄铁之前，先对它进行捣炼，以去除杂质。

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verb

用木瓦抽打，用木片打.

To beat with a shingle.

Examples :

"The carpenter shingled the roof with the heavy wooden planks. "

那个木匠用厚重的木板给屋顶铺瓦，但他可不是用木瓦抽打屋顶。

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noun

砾石，小圆石。

Small, smooth pebbles, as found on a beach.

Examples :

"The children collected colorful shingle along the beach to decorate their sandcastle. "

孩子们在海滩上捡起彩色的砾石来装饰他们的沙堡。

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