ceiling

US [ˈsilɪŋ]
UK [ˈsiːlɪŋ]
  • n.天花板；上限；顶棚；最高限度
  • Web上升限度；最高限额；顶篷
Plural Form：ceilings  

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ceiling
n.
1.
天花板；顶棚the top inside surface of a room
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
2.
最高限度；上限；最大限量the highest limit or amount of sth
price ceilings
最高限价
3.
升限；最高飞行限度the greatest height at which a particular aircraft is able to fly

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1.
Housefly Bob: Well, I was just thinking how much money people spent building this beautiful ceiling and then they walk on the floor!
苍蝇鲍勃：你看，我在想人类花了多少钱来装修天花板，可是他们却不用，反而在地板上行走。
cāng yíng bào bó : nǐ kàn , wǒ zài xiǎng rén lèi huā le duō shao qián lái zhuāng xiū tiān huā bǎn , kě shì tā men què bú yòng , fǎn ér zài dì bǎn shàng xíng zǒu 。
en.chinabroadcast.cn
2.
If I was to get a habit (as you call it) of walking on the ceiling, like the flies, I should hear enough of it, I daresay.
如果我得了一个像你所说的习惯，像苍蝇一样在天花板上走来走去，那么我想我对这就会听够了。
rú guǒ wǒ dé le yī gè xiàng nǐ suǒ shuō de xí guàn , xiàng cāng yíng yí yàng zài tiān huā bǎn shàng zǒu lái zǒu qù , nà me wǒ xiǎng wǒ duì zhè jiù huì tīng gòu le 。
www.kekenet.com
3.
Even when the worker hammers at the ceiling of the basement, I tell you to see the pipes the lines inside, which makes you dirty.
甚至当工人敲打地下室天花板时，我居然叫你去看里面的管线，弄得你一头灰！
shèn zhì dāng gōng rén qiāo dǎ dì xià shì tiān huā bǎn shí , wǒ jū rán jiào nǐ qù kàn lǐ miàn de guǎn xiàn , nòng de nǐ yì tóu huī !
blog.sina.com.cn
4.
China and India both signed up to a less polluting course of growth, but balked at putting a ceiling on emissions within the next few years.
中国和印度都签署了减少经济发展进程中的污染，但是回避在未来几年设定排放量上限。
zhōng guó hé yìn dù dōu qiān shǔ le jiǎn shǎo jīng jì fā zhǎn jìn chéng zhōng de wū rǎn , dàn shì huí bì zài wèi lái jǐ nián shè dìng pái fàng liàng shàng xiàn 。
article.yeeyan.org
5.
What little space there wAS below the sloping ceiling wAS AS closely covered with pictures AS an Italian votive chapel.
倾斜的天花板下面那一点点空间，如同意大利还愿礼拜堂那样密密地贴满了图画。
qīng xié de tiān huā bǎn xià mian nà yì diǎn diǎn kōng jiān , rú tóng yì dà lì huán yuàn lǐ bài táng nà yàng mì mì de tiē mǎn le tú huà 。
dict.ebigear.com
6.
The Asian giant is so powerful, in fact, that it could -- if it chose -- help the White House end the debt-ceiling impasse.
实际上，这位亚洲巨人的实力如此强大，如果它愿意，或许可以帮助白宫（WhiteHouse）打破有关债务上限的僵局。
shí jì shang , zhè wèi yà zhōu jù rén de shí lì rú cǐ qiáng dà , rú guǒ tā yuàn yì , huò xǔ kě yǐ bāng zhù bái gōng ( WhiteHouse ) dǎ pò yǒu guān zhài wù shàng xiàn de jiāng jú 。
chinese.wsj.com
7.
Gates is also known as an avid reader and the ceiling of his large, home library is engraved with a quotation from The Great Gatsby.
众所周知，盖茨是个手不释卷的人。他的家里有很多藏书，在他的书房的屋顶上有一段引自《伟大的盖茨比》的文字。
zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī , gài cí shì gè shǒu bù shì juàn de rén 。 tā de jiā lǐ yǒu hěn duō cáng shū , zài tā de shū fáng de wū dǐng shàng yǒu yí duàn yǐn zì 《 wěi dà de gài cí bǐ 》 de wén zì 。
ilovebree.blog.sohu.com
8.
Change the color of your carpet and bedspreads into ivory white and that of your ceiling lamps into light green.
所以，把地毯、床罩都换成淡雅的象牙白，顶灯的颜色也换成淡绿色。
suǒ yǐ , bǎ dì tǎn 、 chuáng zhào dōu huàn chéng dàn yǎ de xiàng yá bái , dǐng dēng de yán sè yě huàn chéng dàn lǜ sè 。
gzmp.dayoo.com
9.
'There seems to be no price ceiling, ' says Mr. Lin. 'The problem is always the supply. '
林先生说，“艺术品价格似乎没有封顶的时候，唯一的问题始终都是货源。”
lín xiān sheng shuō , " yì shù pǐn jià gé sì hū méi yǒu fēng dǐng de shí hou , wéi yī de wèn tí shǐ zhōng dōu shì huò yuán 。 "
chinese.wsj.com
10.
"At the moment, she's there with a hole in the ceiling over her head. I don't have time to fix it, " Eugene admits.
“现在，在她的头上的天花板上就有一个破洞在那里。我根本没有时间修理它”尤金承认说。
" xiàn zài , zài tā de tóu shàng de tiān huā bǎn shàng jiù yǒu yī gè pò dòng zài nà li 。 wǒ gēn běn méi yǒu shí jiān xiū lǐ tā " yóu jīn chéng rèn shuō 。
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