ceiling

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英 ['siːlɪŋ] 美['silɪŋ]

释义

n. 天花板；上限

词态变化

复数: ceilings;

近义词

dome upper side roof top

中文词源

ceiling 天花板

来自PIE*kel, 隐藏，遮盖，词源同cell, cellar, hole.

英文词源

ceiling: ceiling: [14] Ceiling is something of a mystery word. It originally signified the internal lining of any part of a building, including walls as well as roof (the modern sense ‘overhead inside surface of a room’ began to crystallize out in the 16th century), and the material of which it was made took in wooden planks and even tapestry hangings, as well as plaster. But where it comes from is not at all clear.

It has no apparent relations in other modern European languages, and the likeliest candidate as a source may be Latin caelāre ‘carve, engrave’. This is perhaps endorsed by an item in the accounts of the Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, 1497, revealing how a ‘carver’ was paid £2 14s for ‘the ceiling of the chapel’ – an indication that the underlying notion of ceiling may be ‘carved internal surface of a room’.
ceiling (n.): mid-14c., celynge, "act of paneling a room," noun formed (with -ing) from Middle English verb ceil "put a cover or ceiling over," later "cover (walls) with wainscoting, panels, etc." (early 15c.); probably from Middle French celer "to conceal," also "cover with paneling" (12c.), from Latin celare (see cell). Probably influenced by Latin caelum "heaven, sky" (see celestial).

Extended to the paneling itself from late 14c. The meaning "top surface of a room" is attested by 1530s. Figurative sense "upper limit" is from 1934. Colloquial figurative phrase hit the ceiling "lose one's temper, get explosively angry" attested by 1908; earlier it meant "to fail" (by 1900, originally U.S. college slang). Glass ceiling in the figurative sense of "invisible barrier that prevents women from advancing" in management, etc., is attested from 1988.

双语例句

1. Flavell had accidentally discharged a pistol, firing it into the ceiling.: 弗拉维尔不小心扳动了一把手枪的扳机，子弹射入了天花板。

2. The bullet slammed into the ceiling, spraying them with bits of plaster.: 子弹砰地射进了天花板，掉落的石膏碎片落了他们一身。

3. Pinks and beiges were chosen to echo the colours of the ceiling.: 选用了粉红色和米色，以跟从天花板的颜色。

4. Pigs were butchered, hams were hung to dry from the ceiling.: 杀了猪，猪腿挂在天花板上风干。

5. The floor was level, but the ceiling sloped toward his head.: 地板是平的，但天花板朝他的头这边倾斜。

英英释意

1. the overhead upper surface of a room;: "he hated painting the ceiling"

2. (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds

3. an upper limit on what is allowed;: "they established a cap for prices"

4. maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)

实用场景例句

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

price ceilings: 最高限价

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。

...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。

He parked in the wrong place.: 他把车停错了地方.

A high ceiling gives a feeling of airness and spaciousness.: 天花板高给人一种通风和宽敞的感觉.

The light was suspended from the ceiling.: 灯吊在天花板上.

The ceiling tiles help to insulate a room.: 那天花板瓦能使房间隔热.

My father hit the ceiling when I damaged the car.: 我把车弄坏,可把我爸爸气坏了.

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.

Once the walls of the room are up, let in the ceiling.: 房子四壁一旦支起来, 就把顶篷放下来安好.

A lantern depended from the ceiling.: 一盏灯悬挂在天花板上.

Even quality goods must have a price ceiling.: 即使商品质量好,也不能漫天要价.

The rainwater dripped through a crack on the ceiling.: 雨水从天花板的裂缝中滴下.

Four pillars support the ceiling.: 四根柱子撑着顶篷.

The ceiling was so low that the patrol was flown contact.: 云层很低,巡逻机只好进行目视飞行.

A lamp was suspended from the ceiling.: 天花板上吊着一盏灯.

The water dribbled from the ceiling.: 天花板往下滴水.

She lay on her back staring up at the ceiling.: 她仰卧着凝视天花板。

I decided to paint the bathroom ceiling but ran out of steam halfway through.: 我决定粉刷一下浴室的天花板，但干了一半就精疲力竭了。

Ceiling and wall lights can operate independently.: 吊灯和壁灯可单独开关。

The bullet slammed into the ceiling, spraying them with bits of plaster.: 子弹砰地射进了天花板，掉落的石膏碎片落了他们一身。

The basketball nets hung down from the ceiling at either end of the gymnasium.: 篮筐分别从体育馆两头的天花板上悬吊下来。

Crystal chandeliers dangled from every ceiling.: 每个房间的天花板上都悬有枝形水晶吊灯。

The floor was level, but the ceiling sloped toward his head.: 地板是平的，但天花板朝他的头这边倾斜。

考试真题

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All of those specialized bulbs led to the building of specialized light fixtures, from the desk lamp you study by, to the ugly but beloved hand-painted Chinese lamp you inherited from your grandmother, to the ceiling fixture in your closet, to the light i

A smoke detector is on the ceiling in your room.

Items that are not allowed in student rooms include: candles, ceiling fans, fireworks, waterbeds, sun lamps and wireless routers.

Some buildings also have heat detectors on the ceilings.

The large color decision in your rooms concern the walls, ceilings, and floors.

Quotas get action: they "open the way to equality and they break through the glass ceiling, " according to Reding, a result seen in France and other countries with legally binding provisions on placing women in top business positions.

The Navy Department moved into the east wing in 1879, where elaborate wall and ceiling stenciling and marquetry floors decorated the office of the Secretary.