tile

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tile1 /taɪl/ ●●○ S3 noun  1  [countable]TBC a flat square piece of baked clay or other material, used for covering walls, floors etc 瓷砖；墙砖；地砖 bathroom tiles 浴室瓷砖 →4  See picture of 见图 tile2. [countable]TBC a thin curved piece of baked clay used for covering roofs 瓦，瓦片3. on the tiles British English informalDL out drinking, dancing etc for enjoyment until late at night 通宵达旦纵情玩乐，彻夜花天酒地

Examples from the Corpus

tile• 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.• Their footsteps suddenly cracked like pistol shots as the carpet was replaced by plastic tiles.

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tile2 verb [transitive]  TBCto cover a roof, floor etc with tiles 铺瓦于〔屋顶〕；贴地砖于〔地面等〕 —tiled adjective a tiled floor 铺了地砖的地面 —tiler noun [countable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

tile• 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

tile1 nountile2 verbChinese  

piece of Corpus square flat baked a

tile

I

tile¹ S3 /taɪl/ noun
1. [countable] a flat square piece of baked clay or other material, used for covering walls, floors etc:
    bathroom tiles
2. [countable] a thin curved piece of baked clay used for covering roofs
3. on the tiles British English informal out drinking, dancing etc for enjoyment until late at night

II

tile² verb [transitive]
to cover a roof, floor etc with tiles
—tiled adjective:
    a tiled floor
—tiler noun [countable]