tile
/taɪl/ (bre, ipa) · /taɪl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtī(-ə)l/ (ame, mw)
tile — noun
- tilesingular
- tilesplural
1. a piece of hard, flat material such as fired clay, ceramic, or stone that is arr
a piece of hard, flat material such as fired clay, ceramic, or stone that is arranged with others in a pattern to form the surface of a roof, wall, floor, or worktop.
Devika chose blue ceramic tiles for her new bathroom floor.
collocation: ceramic tiles / bathroom tiles
A few roof tiles came loose during the storm and had to be replaced.
collocation: roof tiles
The kitchen wall was covered with small glass tiles that sparkled in the morning light.
Caleb scrubbed the old floor tiles with a stiff brush and warm soapy water.
Élise decorated the mirror frame with a row of small handmade tiles.
文法句型
a tile
tiles
the tile
用法筆記
The type of tile is usually specified by its material (ceramic tile, stone tile) or its location (floor tile, roof tile, wall tile).
常見錯誤
2. a flat piece with a letter or symbol on it, used in games including Scrabble and
a flat piece with a letter or symbol on it, used in games including Scrabble and Mah‑Jongg.
Diego drew seven letter tiles from the bag to start the Scrabble game.
collocation: letter tiles / Scrabble tiles
Tamar arranged her Mah‑Jongg tiles face‑up on the table in front of her.
collocation: Mah‑Jongg tiles
Players take turns placing one word tile at a time on the board.
Kian exchanged some tiles for new ones when he could not form a word.
Domino tiles are small rectangles with dots that players match end to end.
文法句型
a tile
tiles
the tile
tile — verb
- tilepresent simple I / you / we / they
- tiles3rd person singular
- tiling-ing form
- tiledpast simple
1. to fix tiles onto a floor, wall, roof, or other surface as a way of protecting,
to fix tiles onto a floor, wall, roof, or other surface as a way of protecting, finishing, or decorating that area.
Jabari learned to tile a bathroom wall by watching online guides.
collocation: tile a bathroom wall
The kitchen floor was tiled in a simple black-and-white checkerboard pattern.
passive: be tiled in [pattern]
Christopher hired a professional to tile the shower because the corners needed precise cuts.
Niran plans to tile the patio himself over the summer break.
The shower walls were tiled with small hexagonal pieces that fit together perfectly.
文法句型
tile + noun phrase (surface)
be tiled with/in
用法筆記
The subject is usually a person or company doing the work. The passive form (be tiled with / be tiled in) is common when describing a finished surface.