tiling
tiling — verb
1. to put flat pieces of baked clay, stone, or other hard material onto a wall, flo
to put flat pieces of baked clay, stone, or other hard material onto a wall, floor, or roof to create a hard-wearing decorative surface
Tamar is tiling the kitchen backsplash with small blue ceramic squares.
present continuous: be tiling [surface] with [material]
Caleb learned the basics of tiling a bathroom floor from his uncle.
gerund after preposition: of tiling
Élise spent the whole afternoon tiling the patio with handmade stone pieces.
Ryo checked that every tile was level before tiling the next row onto the wall.
The contractor finished tiling the hotel lobby just before the grand opening.
文法句型
tile + [surface]
be tiling + [surface]
spend [time] + tiling + [surface]
用法筆記
Commonly used in continuous tenses (be tiling) or as a gerund after prepositions (before tiling, after tiling) and verbs of completing or spending time (finish tiling, spent the day tiling).
常見錯誤
tiling — noun
1. a surface, such as a floor, wall, or roof, that has been covered with rows of fl
a surface, such as a floor, wall, or roof, that has been covered with rows of flat pieces of clay, stone, or other material
The cracked tiling in the old school hallway needed to be replaced.
uncountable with definite article: the tiling
Naoko admired the colorful mosaic tiling on the public bathhouse walls.
Omar noticed that the tiling on the restaurant floor was uneven near the kitchen entrance.
Water stains had ruined the white tiling around the bathroom sink over the years.
The beautiful blue tiling inside the mosque had been there for two centuries.
- tilework
more formal, often used for decorative or artistic tile arrangements
用法筆記
Uncountable noun — do not add an -s to make it plural. Use 'a piece of tiling' or 'an area of tiling' to refer to individual sections.
常見錯誤
2. the skill, job, or activity of fixing tiles onto surfaces such as floors, walls,
the skill, job, or activity of fixing tiles onto surfaces such as floors, walls, and roofs as part of building or decorating
Ravindra took a three-week course in tiling before starting his own business.
collocation: course in tiling
The tiling of the swimming pool took the construction team nearly a month.
Quan's father taught him the basics of tiling when they remodeled the kitchen.
Modern tiling requires careful measurement and precision cutting of each piece.
Lucas found that good tiling depends more on patience than on special tools.
- tile work
written as two words, slightly less common than 'tiling'
- tile installation
more formal or professional term
用法筆記
Uncountable noun describing an activity or trade. Often used with quantifiers such as 'some', 'a lot of', or 'a bit of' (e.g. 'do some tiling', 'learn a bit of tiling').