[] () the imaginary barrier that stops women, or other groups, from getting the best jobs in a company, etc. although there are no official rules to prevent them from getting these jobs玻璃天花板，无形限制（妇女等在职务升迁上遇到的无形障碍）◆the first woman to break through the glass ceiling in engineering在工程领域第一位破格晋升的女性