tile

• 薄而平的片状材料，如陶瓷、石材或玻璃，用于铺设地板、墙面或屋顶等表面。

A thin, flat piece of material, such as ceramic, stone, or glass, used for covering surfaces like floors, walls, or roofs.

1. Building materialA2formal

   A thin, flat piece of baked clay, stone, or other material used for covering roofs, floors, or walls.

   瓷砖

   • The bathroom floor is covered with ceramic tiles.
   • They replaced the broken roof tile after the storm.
   • She chose a beautiful blue tile for the kitchen backsplash.

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2. Game pieceB1formal

   A small, flat piece used in games like dominoes, mahjong, or Scrabble.

   棋子

   • He placed a tile on the Scrabble board to score points.
   • The dominoes set includes 28 tiles.
   • She drew a tile from the pile in the mahjong game.

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• 动词，指用瓷砖、地砖等材料铺设或覆盖地面、墙壁或屋顶的表面。

A verb meaning to cover a surface with tiles, typically for flooring, walls, or roofing.

1. Cover with tilesB1formal

   To cover a surface, such as a floor, wall, or roof, with tiles.

   铺瓷砖

   • They hired a contractor to tile the bathroom floor.
   • He learned how to tile a kitchen backsplash.
   • The workers tiled the entire roof in two days.

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