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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- ceiling
['siːlɪŋ]
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1.
noun
[c]
(in room) 天花板
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2.
noun
(limit) (on amount，salaries etc) 最高限度
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to put a ceiling on sth
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给某物制定上限
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- ceiling
[ˈsiːlɪŋ]
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1.
n.[c]
天花板，顶棚
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The room was large and square with a high ceiling painted white.
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房间很大，四四方方的，高高的天花板被漆成了白色。
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He hated painting the ceiling.
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他讨厌给屋顶上漆。
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2.
n.[c]
[Meteorology]
云幕高度
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The cloud ceiling was at two thousand feet.
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云幂高度为两千英尺。
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3.
n.[c]
上限
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The management had set a ceiling for the rate of payrises that year.
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那一年，管理层对工资的增长率设定了一个上限。
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He put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him.
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他为给他工作的妇女人数设定了一个最高限额。
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4.
n.[c]
[Aeronautics]
最大飞行高度，上升限度
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Most commercial jets have a service ceiling of about 42,000 feet.
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大多数商用喷气式飞机的实用升限在四万两千英尺左右。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- ceiling
['siːlɪŋ]
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1.
n
the inner upper surface of a room
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2.
n
an upper limit, such as one set by regulation on prices or wages
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3.
n
(as modifier)
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ceiling prices
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4.
n
the upper altitude to which an aircraft can climb measured under specified conditions - See also service ceiling absolute ceiling
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5.
n
[meteorol]
the highest level in the atmosphere from which the earth's surface is visible at a particular time, usually the base of a cloud layer
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6.
n
a wooden or metal surface fixed to the interior frames of a vessel for rigidity
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7.
n
[Etymology]
C14: of uncertain origin
Examples
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to touch the ceiling with a stick
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用棍子碰天花板
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The ceiling of this room is about to fall down.
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这间房的天花板快要塌了。
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The ceiling is blue maybe that's why the room looks dark.
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天花板是蓝色的，所以屋子的光线才比较暗。
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The tax ceiling is much higher in some countries than that in others.
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一些国家的最高征税额要远远高于其它国家。
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The TV was built into the ceiling.
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电视被固定在天花板上。
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