Ceiling

(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'.

录入:劳伦斯

• The ceiling was only a foot or two above my head, and with my hand upraised I could feel its hard, rough surface. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• 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. 维莱特.
• 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.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• I watched them settle on the ceiling. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• The moon began to rise, and I thought of the placid look at the white ceiling, which had passed away. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Very small, very low in the ceiling, very poorly furnished--but, oh, so neat! 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• The wigged gentleman sitting opposite, still looking at the ceiling of the court. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• For many years the persistent Roman has been pointing, with no particular meaning, from that ceiling. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• He fell silent; and after looking about the ceiling again for a little while, looked down at her. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• It was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fireplace, after the fashion of old country-houses. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Bedroom fires blaze brightly all over the house, raising ghosts of grim furniture on wall and ceiling. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Here and there polished surfaces of ruby, emerald, and diamond patched the golden walls and ceiling. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• 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. 简·爱.
• Everybody present, except the one wigged gentleman who looked at the ceiling, stared at him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• 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. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Even the floors and ceilings cost a princely fortune. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• 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. 雪莉.
• 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. 神奇的知识之书.
• These many advantages, combined with lofty ceilings on every floor, provide ideal conditions for the thousands of working people engaged in this immense plant. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.

校对:西尔玛