ceiling

noun

1. 天花板；顶棚
   the top inside surface of a room
   1. She lay on her back staring up at the ceiling.
      她仰卧着凝视天花板。
   2. a large room with a high ceiling
      屋顶很高的大房间
2. 最高限度；上限；最大限量
   the highest limit or amount of sth
   1. price ceilings
      最高限价
3. 最高飞行限度；升限
   the greatest height at which a particular aircraft is able to fly

1. N-COUNT 屋顶;天花板
   A ceiling is the horizontal surface that forms the top part or roof inside a room.
   1. The rooms were spacious, with tall windows and high ceilings...
      房间很宽敞，窗户和天花板都很高。
   2. The study was lined from floor to ceiling on every wall with bookcases.
      书房的四面墙都摆满了书架，从地板一直到天花板。
2. N-COUNT (官方定的价格、工资等的)上限，最高限额
   A ceiling on something such as prices or wages is an official upper limit that cannot be broken.
   1. ...an informal agreement to put a ceiling on salaries...
      对工资封顶的非正式协议
   2. The agreement sets the ceiling of twenty-two-point-five million barrels a day on OPEC production.
      协议规定，欧佩克每天的原油产量不得超过22,500,000桶。
3. 最高飞行限度;升限
   A ceiling is the greatest height at which a particular aircraft can fly safely.

1. I gazed up at the domed ceiling arching overhead.
   我抬头凝望着上方弧形的穹顶。
2. The roof support structure had collapsed and the entire weight was bearing down on the ceiling.
   屋顶的支架倒塌了，全部重量都压到了天花板上。
3. If the TV was built into the ceiling, you could lie there while watching your favourite programme.
   如果把电视嵌入天花板，你就可以躺在那里欣赏你最喜欢的节目了。
4. Pigs were butchered, hams were hung to dry from the ceiling.
   杀了猪，猪腿挂在天花板上风干。
5. The rooms were spacious, with tall windows and high ceilings
   房间很宽敞，窗户和天花板都很高。
6. The study was lined from floor to ceiling on every wall with bookcases.
   书房的四面墙都摆满了书架，从地板一直到天花板。
7. The rest of the space was taken up by cardboard boxes piled right to the ceiling, ten deep.
   其余的空间都被纸板盒子占据了，一直摞到天花板，足有10层高。
8. Burning embers started dropping from the ceiling
   余火未尽的木块开始从天花板上往下掉。
9. Pinks and beiges were chosen to echo the colours of the ceiling.
   选用了粉红色和米色，以跟从天花板的颜色。
10. Part of my bedroom ceiling has fallen in.
    我卧室的天花板有些地方塌下来了。
11. A light-bulb hanging from the ceiling filled the room with a cold yellow light
    屋子里天花板上吊着的一个灯泡散发着冷冷的黄光。
12. There was a deep crack in the ceiling above him.
    在他头顶的天花板上有一道很深的裂缝。
13. The floor was level, but the ceiling sloped toward his head.
    地板是平的，但天花板朝他的头这边倾斜。
14. I admired the peeling paint on the ceiling
    我“观赏”着天花板上正在剥落的油漆。
15. Ceiling and wall lights can operate independently
    吊灯和壁灯可单独开关。
16. It had a high ceiling, ornamented with plaster fruits and flowers.
    天花板很高，上面装饰着石膏水果和花朵。
17. The ceiling he had just plastered fell in and knocked him off his ladder.
    他刚抹上灰泥的天花板塌了，把他从梯子上砸了下来。
18. Richard lit another cigarette and puffed smoke towards the ceiling
    理查德又点了一支烟，朝着天花板喷云吐雾。
19. The roof sagged at one corner, where the ceiling beams had snapped with rot
    房顶的一角塌了下来，那里的天花板横梁已经腐烂断裂了。
20. A flake of plaster from the ceiling fell into his eye, which became septic.
    天花板上的一小片熟石膏掉到他眼里，致使他的眼睛感染了。
21. The bullet slammed into the ceiling, spraying them with bits of plaster.
    子弹砰地射进了天花板，掉落的石膏碎片落了他们一身。
22. I decided to paint the bathroom ceiling but ran out of steam halfway through.
    我决定粉刷一下浴室的天花板，但干了一半就精疲力竭了。
23. He then stencilled the ceiling with a moon and stars motif.
    他随后用模版在天花板上印上了月亮和繁星图案。
24. The tented ceiling hides a maze of water pipes.
    形似帐篷的天花板上隐藏着迷宫似的水管。
25. There was a small air vent in the ceiling.
    天花板上有个小小的通风孔。
26. The hook in the ceiling had given way and the lamp had fallen blazing on to the table.
    天花板上的钩子断了，灯落下来砸到桌子上燃起了火。
27. The light was suspended from the ceiling.
    灯吊在天花板上。
28. A high ceiling gives a feeling of airness and spaciousness.
    天花板高给人一种通风和宽敞的感觉。
29. The rainwater dripped through a crack on the ceiling.
    雨水从天花板的裂缝中滴下。

n.

hit the ceiling/roof

• 勃然大怒；怒气冲天
  to suddenly become very angry

noun

1. the overhead upper surface of a covered space
   1. he hated painting the ceiling

2. (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds

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

4. an upper limit on what is allowed
   1. he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him
   2. there was a roof on salaries
   3. they established a cap for prices

   Synonym:    roofcap