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单词 ceil
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Definition of ceil in English:

ceil

verb siːlsil
[with object]archaic
  • Line or plaster the roof of (a building)

    〈古〉给(建筑物屋顶)装镶板或抹灰泥

    the nave has been ceiled in wood
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Following the two down a neat, gravel path, up a set of wide steps, and, after taking a deep breath, I went through the French doors into a marble-tiled, high ceiled sage hallway.
    • There is as much misery riding and driving about in carriages as there is walking about on foot: there is as much unhappiness in ceiled houses as in humble cottages.
    Synonyms
    roof, vault, vaulting

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'line the interior of a room with plaster or panelling'): perhaps related to Latin celare, French céler 'conceal'.

Definition of ceil in US English:

ceil

verbsilsēl
[with object]usually be ceiledarchaic
  • Line or plaster the roof of (a building)

    〈古〉给(建筑物屋顶)装镶板或抹灰泥

    the nave has been ceiled in wood
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Following the two down a neat, gravel path, up a set of wide steps, and, after taking a deep breath, I went through the French doors into a marble-tiled, high ceiled sage hallway.
    • There is as much misery riding and driving about in carriages as there is walking about on foot: there is as much unhappiness in ceiled houses as in humble cottages.
    Synonyms
    roof, vault, vaulting

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘line the interior of a room with plaster or paneling’): perhaps related to Latin celare, French céler ‘conceal’.

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