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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broken
- cracked
- damaged
- …
- cover something with
- fit
- lay
- …
a 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broken
- cracked
- damaged
- …
- cover something with
- fit
- lay
- …
any of the small flat pieces that are used in particular board games (棋盘游戏的)棋子
Word OriginOld 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