ceiling
gb/sˈilɪŋ/ us/sˈilɪŋ/
A2
Engleză
~ 2900
mennyezet, plafon, felső határ, limit, szolgálati csúcsmagasság, csúcsmagasság
SUBSTANTIV
A2
1
Tipar de utilizare:
the ceiling of [a room/building]
The ceiling in the living room is painted white.
A nappali mennyezete fehérre van festve.
A large chandelier hangs from the ceiling.
Egy nagy csillár lóg a mennyezetről.
Water stains appeared on the ceiling after the storm.
He looked up at the cracks in the old ceiling.
The ceiling fans keep the air moving in summer.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The ceiling is very high.
Nagyon magas a mennyezet.
I see a lamp on the ceiling.
Látok egy lámpát a mennyezeten.
We painted the ceiling blue.
There is a spider on the ceiling.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'ceiling' with 'roof'. The 'roof' is outside, while the 'ceiling' is inside.
Sens
Overhead interior surface of a room
Colocații
high ceiling
|paint the ceiling
|ceiling light
|low ceiling
|touch the ceiling
Sinonime
overhead (Refers more generally to anything above head height, not necessarily an indoor surface.)
Antonime
floor (The opposite surface at the bottom of a room.)
Teme
architecture
|daily life
|home
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
The inside surface that forms the top part of a room.
The upper interior surface of a room, forming the top boundary above the floor.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
2
Tipar de utilizare:
a ceiling on [something]
The government set a ceiling on rent increases.
A kormány felső határt szabott a lakbéremeléseknek.
There is a ceiling on how much you can borrow.
Van egy felső határ arra, hogy mennyit vehetsz fel kölcsön.
The team has reached its salary ceiling for players.
Credit limits act as a ceiling on your spending.
Exemple pentru cursanți
There is a ceiling on prices.
Az áraknak van felső határa.
My credit card has a spending ceiling.
A hitelkártyámnak van költési limitje.
We have a ceiling for travel costs.
The law puts a ceiling on working hours.
Greșeală frecventă:
Some learners confuse this meaning with the physical surface in a room. Context usually makes the difference clear.
Sens
Maximum limit or upper bound
Colocații
price ceiling
|spending ceiling
|salary ceiling
|debt ceiling
Sinonime
cap (Informal term for a maximum limit, often used in finance or sports.)
Antonime
minimum (The lowest allowable limit, opposite of a maximum.)
Teme
business
|economics
|rules
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
The highest amount or level that is allowed.
A fixed upper limit on an amount, value, or level that cannot be exceeded.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
3
The fighter jet has a service ceiling of 50,000 feet.
A vadászgép szolgálati csúcsmagassága 50 000 láb.
Weather conditions can lower an aircraft's effective ceiling.
Az időjárási körülmények csökkenthetik egy repülőgép tényleges csúcsmagasságát.
This model’s operational ceiling is higher than its predecessor’s.
Exemple pentru cursanți
This plane has a high service ceiling.
Ennek a repülőgépnek nagy a szolgálati csúcsmagassága.
Bad weather can make the ceiling lower.
A rossz idő miatt alacsonyabb lehet a gép tényleges csúcsmagassága.
The jet's ceiling is 15,000 meters.
Sens
Maximum flying altitude of aircraft
Colocații
service ceiling
|operational ceiling
Sinonime
altitude limit (A general term for the maximum height something can reach; not specific to aircraft.)
Teme
aviation
|transport
|travel
|transportation
Definiție
The highest height an airplane can fly and still stay level.
The highest altitude at which an aircraft can maintain level flight under standard conditions.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
ceiling
IPA
GB/sˈilɪŋ/
US/sˈilɪŋ/
Silabe și accent
ceil - ing (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (ceil)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: ceiling
- Plural: ceilings
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
glass ceiling
1/ɡlˈæs sˈilɪŋ/
idiom
Invisible career advancement barrier
An invisible limit that stops some people from moving to higher jobs, often because of discrimination.
Exemple
- She felt she had hit a glass ceiling in her company.
- Many organizations are working to break the glass ceiling for women in leadership.
hit the ceiling
1/hˈɪt ðə sˈilɪŋ/
idiom
informal
Become suddenly very angry
To get very angry very quickly.
Exemple
- When he saw the mess, he hit the ceiling.
- She'll hit the ceiling if she finds out what happened.
through the ceiling
1/θɹˈu ðə sˈilɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Rise to very high level suddenly
To go up to a very high level quickly.
Exemple
- Housing prices have gone through the ceiling this year.
- His stress levels went through the ceiling during exams.