- [uncountable]
a mass of small smooth stones on a beach or at the side of a river （海滨或河边的）卵石滩 
a shingle beach 卵石海滩
- [countable, uncountable]
a small flat piece of wood that is used to cover a wall or roof of a building 墙面板；木瓦；屋顶板 - [countable] (North American English)
a board with a sign on it, in front of a doctor’s or lawyer’s office （诊所或律师事务所挂的）招牌
Word Originsense 1 late Middle English: of unknown origin.senses 2 to 3 Middle English (as a noun): apparently from Latin scindula, earlier scandula ‘a split piece of wood’.