n.小圓石；砂礫；木瓦；屋頂板；小招牌；女子短發(fā)式樣

v.蓋以木瓦；擠壓；鍛鐵

On this beach there's too much shingle and not enough sand. 在這個海灘上,圓卵石太多,沙太少。

I prefer a sandy beach to a shingle one. 我喜歡沙灘，不喜歡遍布小石子的海灘。

The roof of our house is covered by shingles. 我家的屋頂是用木瓦鋪的。

They lapped one shingle over another in laying a roof. 他們在鋪房頂時，使瓦互相搭接起來。

Then he scraped away the dirt, and exposed a pine shingle. 接著他刨去泥土，下面露出一塊松木瓦塊。

The doctor hung out his shingle at the beginning of this year. 這位醫(yī)生今年年初掛牌開業(yè)了。

She has to take the bar exam before she can hang out her shingle. 她在掛牌營業(yè)以前必須通過律師資格考試。

She cut the hair in a shingle. 她把頭剪成短的發(fā)型。