ceiling

复数：ceilings

1. [C]天花板,顶棚 the inner surface of the top of the room
2. [C]最高限度,上限 a usually upper limit on prices, wages, rents, etc.
3. [C]高度,升限; 云幕高度 height above ground

• board a ceiling用木板做天花板
• hit the ceiling发怒
• lift the ceiling取消限价
• lower a ceiling降低最高限额
• maintain the ceilings维持各种限价
• place a ceiling规定(价格)最高限额
• raise a ceiling提高最高限额
• set new ceilings确定各种新的限价
• take the ceiling off取消限价
• whitewash the ceiling把天花板刷白

• high ceiling高的天花板；高的最高限额
• low ceiling低的天花板；低的最高限额

• price ceiling最高限价
• production ceiling生产最高限度

• in the ceiling在天花板上
• on the ceiling在天花板上

glass ceiling玻璃天花板；玻璃顶棚

ceiling lamp吊灯；顶灯；天花灯

suspended ceiling吊车，吊顶；垂吊式天花板

ceiling fan吊（式）风扇；天花风扇

ceiling board天花板，盖板；舱内衬板

hit the ceiling勃然大怒

ceiling height室内净高；楼底高度；上升限度

ceiling light舱顶灯；吊灯；天棚灯；[气象]测云幂光

price ceiling最高价，价格上限

ceiling price最高限价

ceiling panel顶棚镶板；平顶镶板；舱底板格

1. He cracked his nut on the ceiling.
   他的头让天花板碰破了。
2. The low ceiling of the room gave me a feeling of oppression.
   低矮的屋顶给我一种压抑的感觉。
3. It took more or less a whole day to paint the ceiling.
   粉刷天花板用了将近一整天的时间。
4. This ceiling has a carved panel.
   这块天花板带有刻花镶板。
5. My bedroom is a large room with a high ceiling.
   我的卧室是一个天花板很高的大房间。
6. We need to set a ceiling on the price of corn.
   我们得给玉米价格设个上限。
7. The management had set a ceiling for the rate of payrises that year.
   那一年，管理层对工资的增长率设定了一个上限。
8. The government has set a wages and prices ceiling of 10%.
   政府规定工资和物价提高的最高限度为10%25.