名詞 ceiling:

1. the overhead upper surface of a room
2. (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
3. an upper limit on what is allowed
   同義詞：cap
4. maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)

1. He cracked his nut on the ceiling.
   他的頭讓天花板碰破了。
2. Papering the ceiling proved next to impossible without a ladder.
   要裱糊天花板沒有梯子可以說是辦不到。
3. The low ceiling of the room gave me a feeling of oppression.
   低矮的屋頂給我一種壓抑的感覺。
4. It took more or less a whole day to paint the ceiling.
   粉刷天花板用了將近一整天的時間。
5. This ceiling has a carved panel.
   這塊天花板帶有刻花鑲板。
6. My bedroom is a large room with a high ceiling.
   我的臥室是一個天花板很高的大房間。

ceil.ing

n.（名詞）

The upper interior surface of a room.
天花板：房間的內(nèi)部上側(cè)表面
Material used to cover this surface.
天花板料：用于覆蓋這塊表面的材料
Something resembling a ceiling:
頂篷：類似天花板的東西：
例句：
a ceiling of leaves over the arbor.
涼亭上面的樹葉頂篷

An upper limit, especially as set by regulation:
最高限度：最高限度，尤指規(guī)定的最高限度：
例句：
wage and price ceilings.
工資和價格的最高限度

The highest altitude under particular weather conditions from which the ground is still visible.
最高緯度：在地面可見的天氣條件下最高的海拔高度
The altitude of the lowest layer of clouds.
云幕高度：最低層云的海拔高度
Absolute ceiling.
絕對頂點(diǎn)，絕對航高
Nautical The planking applied to the interior framework of a ship.
【航海】 艙室內(nèi)覆板：用作船內(nèi)部框架的木板

來源：
Middle English celing
中古英語 celing
from celen [to ceil] * see ceil
源自 celen [裝天花板] *參見 ceil

【引伸】
ceil.inged
adj.（形容詞）