tile
tile
[tʌɪl]
noun
on the tiles
[tʌɪl]
noun
- a thin rectangular slab of baked clay, concrete, or other material, used in overlapping rows for covering roofs
瓦（片）
■a thin square slab of glazed pottery, cork, linoleum, or other material for covering floors, walls, or other surfaces
（铺地、贴墙等用的）瓷砖，花砖；软木片；亚麻油地毡片
■a thin, flat piece used in Scrabble, mah-jong, and certain other games
（拼字游戏、麻将等牌戏中的）（一张）牌
■(Mathematics)a plane shape used in tiling
(数)平板
- [withobj.](一般作be tiled)cover (something) with tiles
用瓦盖，铺瓦于；贴砖于
the lobby was tiled in blue.
大厅铺着蓝色瓷砖。
■(Computing)arrange (two or more windows) on a computer screen so that they do not overlap
(计算机)平铺（窗口）
on the tiles
- (informal, chiefly Brit.)having a lively night out
(非正式，主英)（夜生活）纵情欢乐，花天酒地
it won't be the first time he's spent a night on the tiles.
这不会是他第一次过花天酒地的夜生活。
- Old English tigele, from Latin tegula, from an Indo-European root meaning 'cover'
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