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shingles

/ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/

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noun

带状疱疹

Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.

Examples :

"My grandfather suffered a painful outbreak of shingles on his back, a reactivation of the chickenpox virus he had as a child. "

我爷爷背上长了很疼的带状疱疹，这是他小时候得过的水痘病毒重新激活引起的。

medicine virus disease

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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 roofer carefully laid the shingles, overlapping each one to prevent leaks. "

屋顶工小心地铺设瓦片，每片都互相叠盖，以防止漏水。

material architecture building property

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noun

熟铁片，锻压铁片

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

Examples :

"The blacksmith carefully examined the shingles, checking their thickness and uniformity after they were hammered from the puddled steel. "

铁匠仔细检查了这些锻压铁片，查看了它们在从搅炼钢锤打出来后的厚度和均匀度。

material industry

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noun

招牌，牌子

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 :

"Sentence: "After years of working for a big studio, Maria finally hung her own production shingle, opening her own small film company." "

经过多年在大制片厂的工作，玛丽亚终于挂起了自己的招牌，成立了自己的小型电影公司。

business media job sign

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noun

鞭子，板子

A punitive strap such as a belt.

Examples :

"In the past, some parents used shingles to discipline their children. "

过去，有些家长会用鞭子或板子来管教孩子。

law police weapon

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noun

板子，戒尺

(by extension) Any paddle used for corporal punishment.

Examples :

"The old headmaster kept a shingles on his desk, a stern reminder of the school's strict discipline. "

老校长桌上放着一块板子，时刻提醒着大家学校严明的纪律。

utensil law tradition history

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noun

砾石，小石子。

Small, smooth pebbles, as found on a beach.

Examples :

"The children enjoyed collecting the smooth, grey shingles on the beach to build a small fort. "

孩子们喜欢在沙滩上收集光滑的灰色砾石，用它们来建造小堡垒。

geology material environment