carpet

英 [ˈkɑːpɪt]

美 [ˈkɑːrpɪt]

n.  地毯; (尤指铺满房间的一块)地毯; 覆盖地面的一层厚东西
v.  用地毯铺(房间的)地; 把…厚厚地覆盖; 厚厚地铺上; 训斥; 斥责

复数：carpets　过去分词：carpeted　过去式：carpeted　现在分词：carpeting　第三人称单数：carpets　

高考CET4CET6考研IELTSTEM4

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.2484 / COCA.4112

习惯用语

n.

(be/get called) on the carpet
• （因做错事）被上司叫去训斥
  called to see sb in authority because you have done sth wrong
• I got called on the carpet for being late.
  我因为迟到被叫去剋了一顿。
sweep sth under the carpet
• 掩盖某事
  to try to stop people from finding out about sth wrong, illegal, embarrassing, etc. that has happened or that you have done

牛津词典

noun

• 地毯
  a thick woven material made of wool, etc. for covering floors or stairs
  1. a roll of carpet
     一卷地毯
• （尤指铺满房间的一块）地毯
  a piece of carpet used as a floor covering, especially when shaped to fit a room
  1. to lay a carpet
     铺地毯
  2. a bedroom carpet
     卧室地毯
  3. We have fitted carpets (= carpets from wall to wall) in our house.
     我们家的地上都铺了地毯。
• 覆盖地面的一层厚东西
  a thick layer of sth on the ground
  1. a carpet of snow
     一层厚厚的雪

verb

• 用地毯铺（房间的）地
  to cover the floor of a room with a carpet
  1. The hall was carpeted in blue.
     大厅铺上了蓝色的地毯。
• 把…厚厚地覆盖；厚厚地铺上
  to cover sth with a thick layer of sth
  1. The forest floor was carpeted with wild flowers.
     森林的地面上开满了野花。
• 训斥；斥责
  to speak angrily to sb because they have done sth wrong

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 地毯
  Acarpetis a thick covering of soft material which is laid over a floor or a staircase.
  1. They put down wooden boards, and laid new carpets on top.
     他们铺好木地板,在上面铺上新地毯。
  2. ...the stain on our living-room carpet.
     我们客厅地毯上的污迹
• VERB 给…铺地毯
  If a floor or a roomis carpeted, a carpet is laid on the floor.
  1. The room had been carpeted and the windows glazed with coloured glass...
     房间里铺了地毯,窗户上安装了有色玻璃。
  2. The main gaming room was thickly carpeted.
     赌场大厅铺着厚厚的地毯。
• N-COUNT (树叶、植物等的)一层
  Acarpet ofsomething such as leaves or plants is a layer of them which covers the ground.
  1. The carpet of leaves in my yard became more and more noticeable.
     我的院子里的落叶越来越厚。
• VERB (树叶、植物等)完全覆盖，铺满
  If the groundis carpeted withsomething such as leaves or plants, it is completely covered by them.
  1. The ground was thickly carpeted with pine needles.
     地上落了厚厚的一层松针。
• See also:carpetingred carpet. to sweep something under the carpet

英英释义

noun

• floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
  Synonym:rugcarpeting
• a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet
  1. a carpet of flowers
  2. the larvae of some moths spin a web that resembles a carpet

verb

• cover with a carpet
  1. carpet the floors of the house
• cover completely, as if with a carpet
  1. flowers carpeted the meadows
• form a carpet-like cover (over)

双语例句

• Broken glass lay scattered on the carpet.
  碎玻璃散落在地毯上。
• The room had been carpeted and the windows glazed with coloured glass
  房间里铺了地毯，窗户上安装了有色玻璃。
• The ground was thickly carpeted with pine needles.
  地上落了厚厚的一层松针。
• The main gaming room was thickly carpeted.
  赌场大厅铺着厚厚的地毯。
• In general, a plain carpet makes a room look bigger
  一般来说，单色的地毯使房间显得更宽敞。
• She sat cross-legged on a square of threadbare carpet.
  她盘腿坐在一块破旧的方形地毯上。
• Its brass feet dented the carpet's thick pile.
  其黄铜支脚把厚绒地毯压出了印。
• For a long time this problem has been swept under the carpet.
  这一问题被掩盖了很长一段时间。
• A man came to lay the saloon carpet
  一名男子来铺客厅的地毯。
• Beer splashed the carpet
  啤酒洒到了地毯上。