August 31, 2008

Shingle





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shingle


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n. (名詞 noun)[C]

          1.    屋頂板,木瓦;木板釘成的屋頂
                      We listened to the rain on the shingle roof.
                      我們聽著雨水打在屋頂的木瓦上。
          2.    【美】【口】小招牌
          3.    女子短髮式樣
                      She cut the hair in a shingle.
                      她把頭剪成短的髮型。

vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)

          1.    用木瓦蓋(屋頂)
                      They shingled the roof.
                      他們用木瓦蓋屋頂。
          2.    把(女子的頭髮)剪成短髮型

n. (名詞 noun)

          1.    (海濱等的)砂礫,圓卵石[U]
                      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。

vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)

          1.    【冶】鍛,壓


Dictionary.com

–noun 
1. a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos (石棉), or the like, usually oblong (橢圓), laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings. 
2. a woman's close-cropped haircut. 
3. Informal. a small signboard, esp. as hung before a doctor's or lawyer's office.  

–verb (used with object) 
4. to cover with shingles, as a roof. 
5. to cut (hair) close to the head.  

—Idioms
6. [hang out] one's shingle, Informal. to establish a professional practice, esp. in law or medicine; open an office. 
7. have or be a shingle [short], Australian Slang. to be mentally disturbed, mad, or eccentric.  

–noun
1. small, waterworn stones or pebbles such as lie in loose sheets or beds on a beach. 
2. a beach, riverbank, or other area covered with such small pebbles or stones. 


see scour
shindig slate 
fracas






New indie production and finance [shingle] Werc Werk Works has stepped in to fully finance and produce writer-director Todd Solondz next film, an untitled part-sequel, part-companion piece to his controversial dark comedy "Happiness."


 Shingle was [set up] by former ITV Prods.' controller of drama, comedy and film Andrew Harries, who produced Mirren starrer "The Queen."








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    恩...這個單字我喜歡

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  • 美麗圖片有助於單字記憶。

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