shingle

1. N-UNCOUNT Shingle is a mass of small rough pieces of stone on the shore of a sea or a river. (海邊或河邊的) 碎石灘

...a beach of sand and shingle. …一個有沙子和碎石的海灘。

2. N-UNCOUNT Shingles is a disease in which painful red spots spread in bands over a person's body, especially around their waist. 帶狀皰疹

3. N-COUNT Shingles are thin pieces of wood or another material which are fixed in rows to cover a roof or wall. 瓦板[usu pl]

The roofs had shingles missing. 屋頂的一些瓦板不見了。

4. N-COUNT A shingle is a small sign that is hung outside a building, such as the place where a doctor or lawyer works. (毉生或律師等的) 小招牌[美國英語]

5. V to cover (a roof or a wall) with shingles 用木板封住

6. PHRASE If you hang out your shingle or hang out a shingle, you start your own business. 開業[美國英語] [v and n inflect]

She hung out her shingle under the name Designs by Pamela. 她以“帕梅拉設計”的名字開業。

The industry isn't regulated, so anybody can hang out a shingle. 這個行業無制度槼範，所以任何人都可以開業。