This flashcard defines "tile" as a flat piece of material used for covering floors, walls, or roofs. It can also refer to the action of covering a surface with tiles or, informally, going out to party all night.
This flashcard defines "tile" as a flat piece of material used for covering floors, walls, or roofs. It can also refer to the action of covering a surface with tiles or, informally, going out to party all night.
[N-VAR 可变名词]瓷砖;墙砖;地砖Tiles are flat, square pieces of baked clay, carpet, cork, or other substance, which are fixed as a covering onto a floor or wall.
Amy's shoes squeaked on the tiles as she walked down the corridor...
埃米走过走廊时,鞋子踩在地砖上嘎吱作响。
The cabins had linoleum tile floors.
船舱地上铺着油毡。
...a broken piece of tile.
瓷砖碎片
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[N-VAR 可变名词]瓦片Tiles are flat pieces of baked clay which are used for covering roofs.
...a fine building, with a neat little porch and ornamental tiles on the roof.
一幢精致的建筑,有齐整的小巧柱廊,屋顶上覆着装饰瓦
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[VERB 动词]铺瓦于;贴地砖于 When someone tiles a surface such as a roof or floor, they cover it with tiles.
[V n]
[V-ed]
He wants to tile the bathroom...
他想在浴室里铺瓷砖。
The terracotta tiled floor gives the place a wonderfully homely character.
陶瓦地板使这个地方给人一种非常舒适温馨的感觉。
-tiled
...a slate-tiled floor.
石铺地板
...a narrow white-tiled room.
贴有白色瓷砖的窄小房间
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See also:
tiling
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[PHRASE 短语]纵情玩乐,花天酒地(到深夜) If someone has a night on the tiles or is out on the tiles, they go out in the evening, for example to a bar or a club, and do not return home until very late.
[n PHR]
[BRIT 英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Charlotte was dressed for a night on the tiles...
夏洛特为彻夜狂欢精心打扮了一番。
I used to be out on the tiles every night.
我曾每晚都在外面花天酒地。
Oxford
tile/taɪl; NAmEtaɪl/
noun
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verb
tiletilestiledtilingnoun1a flat, usually square, piece of baked clay,carpet or other material that is used in rows for covering walls and floors (贴墙或铺地用的)瓷砖,地砖,小方地毯,片状材料◆ceramic floor tiles陶瓷地砖◆carpet tiles小方地毯2a piece of baked claythat is used in rows for covering roofs (铺屋顶的)瓦,瓦片3any of the small flat pieces that are used in particular board games (棋盘游戏的)棋子IDIOMsee
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verb1tilesth to cover a surface with tiles铺瓦;铺地砖;贴瓷砖◆a tiled bathroom铺瓷砖的浴室2tilesth ( computing 计) to arrange several windows on a computer screen so that they fill the screen but do not cover each other 平铺显示,并列显示,瓦片式显示(视窗)tile/taɪl; NAmEtaɪl/
LDC
tile1 noun
tile2 verb
tiletile1 /taɪl/ ●●○S3 noun
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1tile (1) [countable] a flat square piece of baked clay or other material, used for covering walls, floors etc: bathroom tiles2[countable] a thin curved piece of baked clay used for covering roofs3on the tiles British English informal out drinking, dancing etc for enjoyment until late at night
tile1 noun
tile2 verb
tiletile2 verb [transitive]
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to cover a roof, floor etc with tiles—tiled adjective: a tiled floor—tiler noun [countable]
WDF
tile
[taɪl]tiled, tiling, tiles
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tiles[2502]
瓷砖(76%),瓦片(18%),铺瓷砖(5%),盖瓦(1%)
n.瓷砖,瓦片
vt.铺以瓦;铺以瓷砖
n.(Tile)人名;(俄、塞、萨摩)蒂勒
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