音标:['si:liŋ] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
n. 天花板
[经] 顶点, 顶线, 上限
n. the overhead upper surface of a covered space
n. (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
n. an upper limit on what is allowed
n. maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)
词型变化:名词复数形式 : ceilings
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ceiling的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  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.

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. Japanese houses have very low ceilings.日本房子的天花板很低。
  2. Let's clear the cobwebs from the ceiling.咱们把房顶的蜘蛛网扫一扫。
  3. Big lights hung from the ceiling.天花板上吊着几盏大吊灯。
  4. A piece of plaster from the ceiling fell on his head.天花板上的一块灰皮掉下来落到他的头上。
  5. On the ceiling hung brushes.天花板上挂着刷子。
  6. He banged his head on the low ceiling.他的头撞到低低的天花板上。
  7. The water from the burst pipe soaked through the ceiling.水管破裂,水渗透过天花板。
  8. I woke up in the night and found we had water dripping through the ceiling.我夜里醒来,发现天花板在滴水。
  9. A new ceiling has been fixed on rent.房租最高价已有新规定。
  10. Any ceiling imposed under this rule may be increased if the board agrees.如果董事会同意,本规定的任何福利费用的最高限额均可提高。
  11. The Administration tried to put a ceiling on prices, but failed.政府要限制物价,但未成功。
  12. The $100 ceiling on the purchase of Chinese goods was lifted.买中国货不超过100美元的限额已被取消了。
  13. The advisory committee did not apply for a general increase in the ceiling.咨询委员会没有请求最高限价作普遍的提高。
  14. The new jet plane has a ceiling of 100,000 feet.这种新喷气式飞机最大飞行高度可达10万英尺。

常用短语

用作名词(n.)
hit the ceiling
    勃然大怒,极度激动 become angry suddenly; be extremely excited

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • 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
形容词+~
  • 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
名词+~
  • price ceiling最高限价
  • production ceiling生产最高限度
介词+~
  • in the ceiling在天花板上
  • on the ceiling在天花板上
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