n.小圆石；砂砾；木瓦；屋顶板；小招牌；女子短发式样
v.盖以木瓦；挤压；锻铁
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。
I prefer a sandy beach to a shingle one. 我喜欢沙滩，不喜欢遍布小石子的海滩。
The roof of our house is covered by shingles. 我家的屋顶是用木瓦铺的。
They lapped one shingle over another in laying a roof. 他们在铺房顶时，使瓦互相搭接起来。
Then he scraped away the dirt, and exposed a pine shingle. 接着他刨去泥土，下面露出一块松木瓦块。
The doctor hung out his shingle at the beginning of this year. 这位医生今年年初挂牌开业了。
She has to take the bar exam before she can hang out her shingle. 她在挂牌营业以前必须通过律师资格考试。
She cut the hair in a shingle. 她把头剪成短的发型。
