carpet

noun

1. 地毯
   a thick woven material made of wool, etc. for covering floors or stairs
   1. a roll of carpet
      一卷地毯
2. （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。
3. 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

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 训斥；斥责
   to speak angrily to sb because they have done sth wrong

1. N-VAR 地毯
   A carpet is 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
2. VERB 给…铺地毯
   If a floor or a room is 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。
3. N-COUNT (树叶、植物等的)一层
   A carpet of something 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。
4. VERB (树叶、植物等)完全覆盖，铺满
   If the ground is carpeted with something 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。
5. See also: carpeting red carpet. to sweep something under the carpet

1. Coal fell out of the fire, and burned the carpet.
   炉火中迸出的煤块烧着了地毯。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. The main gaming room was thickly carpeted.
   赌场大厅铺着厚厚的地毯。
5. The carpet of leaves in my yard became more and more noticeable.
   我的院子里的落叶越来越厚。
6. The ground was thickly carpeted with pine needles.
   地上落了厚厚的一层松针。
7. Its brass feet dented the carpet's thick pile.
   其黄铜支脚把厚绒地毯压出了印。
8. In the largest room about a dozen children and seven adults are sitting on the carpet
   在最大那间房里，地毯上坐了约12个小孩和7个大人。
9. A man came to lay the saloon carpet
   一名男子来铺客厅的地毯。
10. Broken glass lay scattered on the carpet.
    碎玻璃散落在地毯上。
11. The multicoloured rag rug was chosen to liven up the grey carpet
    选择这块五彩缤纷的碎呢小毯是为了给这灰色的地毯添些生气。
12. The carpet of pine needles was soft underfoot.
    脚下厚厚的松针踩上去软绵绵的。
13. Carpet tiles are perfect for kitchens because they're easy to take up and wash
    方块地毯非常适用于厨房，因为其便于揭起来清洗。
14. 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。
15. The carpet was a wedding present from the Prime Minister
    这张地毯是首相送的结婚礼物。
16. We'll give her some VIP treatment and roll out the red carpet
    我们将给予她贵宾级礼遇，并且为她铺设红地毯。
17. He is embarrassed by the red carpet treatment.
    走红地毯的礼遇让他感到很局促。
18. Furniture and carpet retailers are among those reporting the sharpest annual decline in sales.
    据称年销售额下滑幅度最大的零售商中包括家具和地毯零售商。
19. A grey carpet was removed to reveal the original pine floor.
    一块灰色的地毯被揭开，露出了原来的松木地板。
20. I rolled a ball across the carpet
    我把球滚过地毯。
21. While the water was heating she decided to shake out the carpet
    趁着烧水的时候，她决定将地毯抖抖干净。
22. The carpet had a silvery sheen to it.
    这地毯有种银色的光泽。
23. My bare feet were soundless over the carpet.
    我赤脚无声无息地走在毯子上。
24. Beer splashed the carpet
    啤酒洒到了地毯上。
25. 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。
26. To hold the carpet in place, it's a good idea to tap in a few nails temporarily.
    要想固定住地毯，临时钉些钉子是个好办法。
27. 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。
28. The stairway carpet is so frayed it threatens to unravel.
    铺在楼梯上的地毯磨损得很厉害，都快散了。
29. There was a depression in the carpet where the lamp had stood.
    地毯上放过落地灯的地方有个凹痕。
30. They rolled out the red carpet for the visiting president and his party.
    他们隆重欢迎前来访问的总统及其一行。

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
  1. 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

noun

1. floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

   Synonym:    rugcarpeting

2. 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

1. cover with a carpet
   1. carpet the floors of the house

2. cover completely, as if with a carpet
   1. flowers carpeted the meadows

3. form a carpet-like cover (over)