Ceiling
['siːlɪŋ] or ['silɪŋ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the overhead upper surface of a covered space; 'he hated painting the ceiling'.
(noun.) (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds.
(noun.) maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions).
(noun.) an upper limit on what is allowed; 'he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him'; 'there was a roof on salaries'; 'they established a cap for prices'.
錄入:劳伦斯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ceil
(v. t.) The inside lining of a room overhead; the under side of the floor above; the upper surface opposite to the floor.
(v. t.) The lining or finishing of any wall or other surface, with plaster, thin boards, etc.; also, the work when done.
(v. t.) The inner planking of a vessel.
錄入:莫伊拉
例句/造句/用法:
- The ceiling was only a foot or two above my head, and with my hand upraised I could feel its hard, rough surface. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- The curtain drew up--shrivelled to the ceiling: the bright lights, the long room, the gay throng, burst upon us. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- There is a layer of felt nailed to the sides, ceiling, and floor of the room, and on this is nailed the sheet iron. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- I watched them settle on the ceiling. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- The moon began to rise, and I thought of the placid look at the white ceiling, which had passed away. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- Very small, very low in the ceiling, very poorly furnished--but, oh, so neat! 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- The wigged gentleman sitting opposite, still looking at the ceiling of the court. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- For many years the persistent Roman has been pointing, with no particular meaning, from that ceiling. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- He fell silent; and after looking about the ceiling again for a little while, looked down at her. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- It was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fireplace, after the fashion of old country-houses. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- Bedroom fires blaze brightly all over the house, raising ghosts of grim furniture on wall and ceiling. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Here and there polished surfaces of ruby, emerald, and diamond patched the golden walls and ceiling. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- No; moonlight was still, and this stirred; while I gazed, it glided up to the ceiling and quivered over my head. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- Everybody present, except the one wigged gentleman who looked at the ceiling, stared at him. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- Mr. Jobling, Mr. Guppy, and Mr. Smallweed all lean their elbows on the table and their chins upon their hands, and look at the ceiling. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Even the floors and ceilings cost a princely fortune. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- The plaster of the parlour ceilings, the paper on the walls, the curtains, carpets, chairs, are still the same. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Another department of about twenty-five men does nothing but paint the walls and ceilings of the factory, keeping everything fresh and clean. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- These many advantages, combined with lofty ceilings on every floor, provide ideal conditions for the thousands of working people engaged in this immense plant. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
校對:西尔玛