ceiling

noun

/ˈsiːlɪŋ/

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the top inside surface of a room天花板；顶棚
- a large room with a high ceiling屋顶很高的大房间
- The walls and ceiling were painted white.墙壁和天花板被漆成白色。
- A large chandelier hangs from the ceiling.天花板上悬挂着一个大吊灯。
- on a ceiling a fly on the ceiling天花板上的苍蝇
- ceiling of something The ceiling of her room was low.她房间的天花板很低。
- She lay on her back staring up at the ceiling.她仰卧着凝视天花板。
Extra Examples
- The bathroom has mirrors from ceiling to floor.浴室装有从天花板直到地板的镜子。
- The palace is famous for its 17th-century painted ceilings.这座宫殿以其17世纪绘画天花板而闻名。
Topics Houses and homesb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- low
- tall
- …
verb + ceiling
- paint
- plaster
- reach
- …
ceiling + verb
- collapse
ceiling + noun
- fan
- light
- tile
- …
preposition
- on the ceiling
phrases
- from ceiling to floor
- from floor to ceiling
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the highest limit or amount of something最高限度；上限；最大限量
- The government has decided to lift price ceilings on bread and milk.政府已决定取消对面包和牛奶的最高限价。
- The reality is the economy is hitting the ceiling and the growth rate must slow.现实情况是经济正在达到顶峰，增长率必须放慢。
compare floor see also debt ceiling
Extra Examples
- They've put a $50 ceiling on their admission charge.他们已规定入场费最高为 50 美元。
- a ceiling on imports进口的上限
- They have put a ceiling on the price of petrol.他们已经规定了汽油的最高价格。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- debt
- expenditure
- price
- …
verb + ceiling
- impose
- place
- put
- …
preposition
- ceiling on
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(specialist) the greatest height at which a particular aircraft is able to fly升限；最高飞行限度
- an aircraft with a ceiling of 20 000 feet一架高度为20000英尺的飞机