carpet
n
1
(a) [U] thick woollen or synthetic fabric for covering floors 地毯.
(b) [C] piece of this shaped to fit a particular room (適用於某房間的)全屋地毯
lay a carpet, ie fit it to a floor 鋪地毯
We have fitted carpets (ie carpets from wall to wall) in our house. 我們家已全鋪了地毯(覆蓋全部地板的地毯).
We need a new bedroom carpet. 我們需要一塊臥室用的新地毯. Cf 參看 red carpet (red1).
2 [C] thick layer of sth on the ground 地上的一厚層的東西
a carpet of leaves, moss, snow, etc 一厚層的葉子、 苔、 雪等.
3 (idm 習語) on the `carpet (infml 口) summoned before sb in authority to be reprimanded 被叫去受訓斥
The boss had me on the carpet over my expenses claim. 因為索?quot;ㄏ訓氖? 老板把我叫去訓了一頓. pull the carpet/rug from under sb's feet => pull2. sweep sth under the carpet => sweep1. carpet, v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
cover (sth) with or as if with a carpet 以地毯或好像以地毯覆蓋(某物)
carpet the stairs 在臺階上鋪上地毯
a lawn carpeted with fallen leaves 被落葉覆蓋著的草坪.
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動語態]
(infml 口) reprimand (sb) 申斥, 責罵(某人)
be carpeted by one's boss 遭老板申斥.