Ceiling ˈsiːlɪŋ N Count 可数名词 Surface Top High Greatest
The flashcard defines "ceiling" as the top inner surface of a room, a maximum limit, or the greatest height an aircraft can fly. It provides pronunciation and example sentences for each meaning, covering its use for the top of a room, price/wage limits, and aircraft altitude.
The flashcard defines "ceiling" as the top inner surface of a room, a maximum limit, or the greatest height an aircraft can fly. It also provides pronunciation and example sentences for each meaning. The word "ceiling" can refer to the upper limit of prices or salaries, or the maximum altitude of an aircraft.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]屋顶;天花板 A ceiling is the horizontal surface that forms the top part or roof inside a room.
The rooms were spacious, with tall windows and high ceilings...
房间很宽敞,窗户和天花板都很高。
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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](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.
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...an informal agreement to put a ceiling on salaries...
对工资封顶的非正式协议
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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]最高飞行限度;升限 A ceiling is the greatest height at which a particular aircraft can fly safely.
[TECHNICAL 术语]
Oxford
ceil·ing★/ˈsiːlɪŋ; NAmEˈsiːlɪŋ/noun1★the top inside surface of a room 天花板;顶棚◆She lay on her back staring up at the ceiling.她仰卧着凝视天花板。◆a large room with a high ceiling屋顶很高的大房间2the highest limit or amount of sth 最高限度;上限;最大限量◆price ceilings最高价☞compare
floor
n. (7 )3( technical 术语) the greatest height at which a particular aircraft is able to fly 最高飞行限度;升限☞see also
1the inner surface of the top part of a room → roof: rooms with high ceilings a light hanging from the ceiling2the largest number or amount of something that is officially allowedceiling of a public spending ceiling of £240 billionimpose/set/put a ceiling (on something) The government imposed a ceiling on imports of foreign cars.raise/lower the ceiling (on something)3 technical the greatest height an aircraft can fly at or the level of the clouds →
glass ceiling
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ceilings[844]
天花板(84%),上限(16%)
n.天花板;上限
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