• n. [皮膚] 帶狀皰疹；木瓦；海濱卵石（shingle的復數）
• v. 用木瓦覆蓋…的屋頂；使…疊蓋；鍛壓（shingle的第三人稱單數）

來自拉丁語 cingulus,帶子，來自 cingulum,帶子，來自 cingere,包圍，圍住，用帶子纏繞，詞 源同 cinch,cincture,succinct.

shingles (n.)

"inflammatory disease of the skin," late 14c., from Medieval Latin cingulus (loan-translation of Greek zoster "girdle"), variant of Latin cingulum "girdle," from cingere "to gird" (see cinch (n.)). The inflammation often extends around the middle of the body, like a girdle.

1. Shingles are often dipped in creosote.

屋頂板常浸涂木焦油.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

2. The roofs had shingles missing.

一些屋頂板不見了。

來自辭典例句

3. Shingles normally lasts at least a week and spread to inner organs.

帶狀皰疹一般至少持續一周,而且還能擴散到內部器官.

來自辭典例句

4. The shingles lapped over each other.

木瓦重疊摞在一起.

來自辭典例句

5. The lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches.

木瓦的重疊部分至少應達到十英寸.

來自互聯網