| 词汇 | ceiling |
| 释义 | ceiling noun uk /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/ us /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/ ceilingnoun (TOP OF A ROOM)A2[ C ] the inside surface of a room that you can see when you look above you天花板，顶棚 dejan Jekic/ iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages I got a crick in my neck from painting the ceiling.油漆天花板弄得我脖子抽筋了。 The ceiling was embellished with flowers and leaves.天花板上装饰着花和叶。 On the bathroom ceiling, some pieces of plaster had fallen away.浴室顶上几块灰泥已经脱落了。 There was no air conditioning, just a ceiling fan turning slowly.没有空调，只有一个屋顶吊扇在缓慢转动。 I want the light fittings to be flush with the ceiling.我想让灯具配件与天花板齐平。 Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors basement catwalk dais decking downstairs ground level landing loft low slung machicolation mezzanine multi-levelled multi-storied runway soapbox split-level storey storeyed story woodblock ceilingnoun (LIMIT)C2[ Cusually singular ] an upper limit, usually relating to money: （通常指钱款的）上限 They have imposed/set a ceiling on pay rises.他们给工资的增加额度规定了上限。 See also glass ceiling Maximum and minimum (at) full steamidiom (at) full stretchidiom at capacity at leastidiom bare credit limit flat outphrase give a hundred percentidiom least limit mass maximal maximally maximum min. minimum outside peak percent the full monty You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Range and limits ceiling | American Dictionaryceiling noun[ C ] us/ˈsi·lɪŋ/ the upper surface of a room that you see when you look above you: The kitchen ceiling needs painting. A ceiling is also an upper limit put on something that varies: There is a 10% ceiling on rent increases. ceiling | Business Englishceiling noun[ C ] uk /ˈsiːlɪŋ/us the highest level, number, or amount something is allowed to reach: Before the bidding started he had set himself a ceiling price beyond which he would not go. a debt/spending/production ceilingThey agreed on a spending ceiling over the next five years of between 1.2% to 1.3%. the ceiling on sthThe good news is that the ceiling on teachers' earnings has been removed. the ceiling for sthWe will keep within the ceiling for public spending and do better if we can. place/put a ceiling on sthCeilings are placed on interest rates by the government to provide firms with cheap capital. set/impose a ceilingThe staff ceiling was originally set at 35 but has slowly risen to 50. reach/exceed a ceilingThe $7.4 trillion national debt ceiling is likely to be reached in the next few days. lower/raise a ceilingThe budget restrictions, signed into law in July, lowered the ceiling on how much districts' budgets can grow annually. See also glass ceiling Examples of ceilingceiling Think of all the ceilings that are concrete. The important 'fragments' are the walls, floors, ceilings and roofs and how they meet establishes so much of the space's character. More costly modifications include lowering ceilings and removing windows. The ceilings specified size but not content, leaving it up to the specialized bureaucrats, politicians, and interest groups in each subarena to renegotiate longestablished bargains. Actual fee levels may vary depending on annual ceilings set by regulators and business decisions of pension companies. However, the central state did not concede the right to set debt ceilings for the supposedly independent provinces. The ceilings are low, the rooms are small [and] the kitchen, you couldn't swing a cat around it. Today the interior is rather dark, but this is because the internal plasterwork and finishes have largely disappeared, except for some fragments on the ceilings. Only a minority (22 %) therefore reported no ceilings on older people's care packages, although several were considering their introduction. The three main fees - up-front, management, and investment returns - are all subject to ceilings. They learned that price ceilings that diverged substantially from the underlying market realities could not be enforced for long periods of time. The debate did not lead to solidaristic unity over ceilings on supplementary company pensions - and thus reductions in some firms. Measures aimed at explicitly rationing health-care resources, using budget ceilings and/or cuts, capitation, and reimbursement denials, have met with considerable opposition (9;22;24). The impact of the change in ceilings is therefore ambivalent ex-ante. At each of the four corners of the church internally are flat ceilings [18b and d]. See all examples of ceiling These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withceilingceilingThese are words often used in combination with ceiling. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. arched ceiling Huge windowed walls and a high arched ceiling were added in 1937. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. ceiling fan The room had a ceilingfan, but it was old and worked only at a high speed. ceiling joist A ceilingjoist may be installed flush with the bottom of the beam or sometimes below the beam. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with ceiling |
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