Ceil

(v. t.) To overlay or cover the inner side of the roof of; to furnish with a ceiling; as, to ceil a room.

(v. t.) To line or finish a surface, as of a wall, with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or the like.

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• The ceiling was only a foot or two above my head, and with my hand upraised I could feel its hard, rough surface. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• The curtain drew up--shrivelled to the ceiling: the bright lights, the long room, the gay throng, burst upon us. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• There is a layer of felt nailed to the sides, ceiling, and floor of the room, and on this is nailed the sheet iron. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• I watched them settle on the ceiling. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• The moon began to rise, and I thought of the placid look at the white ceiling, which had passed away. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Very small, very low in the ceiling, very poorly furnished--but, oh, so neat! 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• The wigged gentleman sitting opposite, still looking at the ceiling of the court. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• For many years the persistent Roman has been pointing, with no particular meaning, from that ceiling. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• He fell silent; and after looking about the ceiling again for a little while, looked down at her. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• It was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fireplace, after the fashion of old country-houses. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.

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