tile
noun /taɪl/
/taɪl/
Idioms - a 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
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broken
- cracked
- damaged
- …
- cover something with
- fit
- lay
- …
- ceramic floor tiles
- enlarge imagea piece of baked clay that is used in rows for covering roofs
（铺屋顶的）瓦，瓦片 - We lost a few tiles in the storm.
我们在暴风雨中损失了几块瓷砖。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broken
- cracked
- damaged
- …
- cover something with
- fit
- lay
- …
- We lost a few tiles in the storm.
- any of the small flat pieces that are used in particular board games
（棋盘游戏的）棋子
词源Old English tigele, from Latin tegula, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘cover’.
Idioms
have a night on the tiles
- (British English, informal) to stay out late enjoying yourself
深夜在外玩乐