ceiling 详细解释

ceiling

['si:liŋ]

n.天花板, 上限

n.[C]

1. 天花板; 顶篷

The new houses in this locality have very high ceilings.

这个地区的新房子天花板甚高。

2. (价格、工资等)最高限度; 最大限额

A new ceiling has recently been fixed on pay.

最近对工资规定了新的最高限额。

3. 【空】绝对升限

4. 【气】云幂高度

词形变化

形容词: ceilinged |

词义辨析

同义:

n.天花板, 平顶

topside  upper side  roof  dome  covering  top  rafters  plafond

n.最高限度, 最大值

top  limit  maximum  limitation  restriction  highest point  

反义:

n.天花板

floor  

英英释义

名词 ceiling:

the overhead upper surface of a room

(meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds

an upper limit on what is allowed

同义词:cap

maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)

短语词组

hit the ceiling

1. 勃然大怒

When Mary came home at three in the morning, her father hit the ceiling.

玛丽在凌晨三点钟回家时, 她父亲勃然大怒。

补充

ceilingceiling英:[ˈsi:liŋ] 美:[ˈsilɪŋ]n.1.天花板, 顶棚2.最高限度, 上限3.高度, 上升限度; 云幕高度

例句

1. The rooms were spacious, with tall windows and high ceilings.房间很宽敞, 窗户高大, 天花板也很高。 2. The study was lined from floor to ceiling on every wall with bookcases.书房四面都摆着从地板高至天花板的书架。 3. We will be pressing for a ceiling on business rate increases.我们将要求对交易率增长设置上限。 4. an informal agreement to put a ceiling on salaries对工资设置上限的非正式协议 5. The agreement sets the ceiling of twenty-two-point-five million barrels a day on OPEC production.该协议为石油输出国组织设定了日产量2,250万桶的上限。 6. a room with a high/low ceiling天花板很高╱很低的房间 7. The Government has put a 10% ceiling on wage increases.政府规定了工资的最高升幅不得超过一成。 8. The house has low ceilings.这房子的天花板很低。 9. a plaster ceiling灰泥吊顶 10. a ceiling fan [=a fan that hangs from the ceiling of a room]吊扇 11. a ceiling of stars/clouds星空;云幕 12. a price ceiling价格上限 13. The government has put/set/imposed a ceiling on automobile emissions.政府设定了汽车尾气排放量的上限。 14. Fuel prices are going through the ceiling. [=fuel prices are quickly getting much higher]燃油价格一路飙升。 15. "The airplane has a ceiling of 32,000 feet."这架飞机的最大飞行高度是32000英尺。 16. a high-ceilinged room [=a room with a high ceiling]屋顶高的房间