| 单词 | tile |
| 释义 | tile From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishConstructiontiletile1 /taɪl/ ●●○ S3 noun1 [countable]TBC a flat square piece of baked clay or other material, used for covering walls, floors etcbathroom tiles2 [countable]TBC a thin curved piece of baked clay used for covering roofs3 → on the tilesExamples from the Corpustile• It was hot outdoors but the large, dark, stone and tile room was cool.• But eventually he found one that was almost empty with tall arch windows and broken tiles about the floor.• Carpet tiles, too, are suitable for d-i-yers, but do follow the maker's installation instructions.• Thermal efficiency was improved by laying the area with insulating tiles.• Just inside the big double entrance doors were hundreds of tiles which never seemed to be sold.Constructiontiletile2 verb [transitive]TBCto cover a roof, floor etc with tiles —tiled adjectivea tiled floor —tiler noun [countable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpustile• External walls will be re rendered and tiled.• The dome is protected by a timber roof and is tiled on the exterior.Origin tile1 Old English tigele |
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