ceiling

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ceil·ing [ceiling ceilings] BrE [ˈsiːlɪŋ] NAmE [ˈsiːlɪŋ] noun
1. the top inside surface of a room
• She lay on her back staring up at the ceiling.
•a large room with a high ceiling
• The walls and ceiling were painted white.
2. the highest limit or amount of sth
•price ceilings
compare ↑floor
3. (technical)the greatest height at which a particular aircraft is able to fly
•an aircraft with a ceiling of 20 000 feet
see also ↑glass ceiling, see hit the ceiling/roof at ↑hit _v.

Word Origin:
Middle English (denoting the action of lining the interior of a room with plaster or panelling): from ceil (perhaps related to Latin celare, French céler ‘conceal’) + ↑-ing. Sense 1 dates from the mid 16th cent.

Example Bank:
•The bathroom has mirrors from ceiling to floor.
•The government has decided to lift price ceilings on bread and milk.
•The palace is famous for its 17th-century painted ceilings.
•They have put a ceiling on the price of petrol.
•They've put a $50 ceiling on their admission charge.
•a ceiling on imports
•a fly on the ceiling

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  roof, cap