tile
/taɪl/ (bre, ipa) · /taɪl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtī(-ə)l/ (ame, mw)
tile — 名詞
- tilesingular
- tilesplural
1. a piece of hard, flat material such as fired clay, ceramic, or stone that is arr
瓷磚
建築用硬質扁平材料
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.
Devika 為她新裝修的浴室地板選擇了藍色瓷磚。
collocation: ceramic tiles / bathroom tiles
A few roof tiles came loose during the storm and had to be replaced.
暴風雨中有幾片屋頂瓦片鬆脫了，需要更換。
collocation: roof tiles
The kitchen wall was covered with small glass tiles that sparkled in the morning light.
廚房牆面鋪滿了小玻璃磚，在晨光中閃閃發光。
Caleb scrubbed the old floor tiles with a stiff brush and warm soapy water.
Caleb 用硬刷子和溫肥皂水刷洗了舊地磚。
Élise decorated the mirror frame with a row of small handmade tiles.
Élise 用一排小巧的手工瓷磚裝飾了鏡框。
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
牌
棋盤遊戲中的扁平小牌
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.
Diego 從袋子裡抽了七個字母牌，開始玩 Scrabble。
collocation: letter tiles / Scrabble tiles
Tamar arranged her Mah‑Jongg tiles face‑up on the table in front of her.
Tamar 將麻將牌正面朝上，在桌上排好。
collocation: Mah‑Jongg tiles
Players take turns placing one word tile at a time on the board.
玩家輪流在棋盤上放置一個字母牌。
Kian exchanged some tiles for new ones when he could not form a word.
Kian 無法拼出單詞時，便用手中的牌換了幾張新牌。
Domino tiles are small rectangles with dots that players match end to end.
骨牌是小小的長方形牌子，上面有圓點，玩家們將它們頭尾相接。
文法句型
a tile
tiles
the tile
tile — 動詞
- 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,
鋪瓷磚；貼磚
在表面上鋪設瓷磚
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.
Jabari 透過觀看線上教學影片，學會了如何鋪設浴室牆面的瓷磚。
collocation: tile a bathroom wall
The kitchen floor was tiled in a simple black-and-white checkerboard pattern.
廚房地板鋪成了簡單的黑白棋盤格圖案。
passive: be tiled in [pattern]
Christopher hired a professional to tile the shower because the corners needed precise cuts.
Christopher 請了專業師傅來貼浴室的瓷磚，因為角落需要精準切割。
Niran plans to tile the patio himself over the summer break.
Niran 計劃在暑假期間自己動手鋪設庭院的瓷磚。
The shower walls were tiled with small hexagonal pieces that fit together perfectly.
淋浴間的牆面鋪上了六角形的小瓷磚，彼此完美拼接。
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.