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单词 carpeting
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Definition of carpeting in English:

carpeting

noun ˈkɑːpɪtɪŋˈkɑrpədɪŋ
  • 1mass noun Carpets collectively.

    总称地毯

    offices with wall-to-wall carpeting

    全铺上地毯的办公室。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His ground floor office was much as you would expect - a dusty edifice full of old books and even older carpeting.
    • Each apartment has wall-to-wall carpeting, inlaid flooring, a private veranda with a spa pool and an ornate ‘state room’.
    • Thick, beige, wall-to-wall carpeting covered the floor, and the vast bed had a frame of some sleek, dark wood.
    • Eliminating carpeting or frequently cleaning carpets may help.
    • I yearned for a huge area rug to cover the existing carpeting.
    • Kilmartin is offering free carpeting for purchasers who reserve a property before the end of the month.
    • Many well-meaning parents invest in new wall-to-wall carpeting in the nursery to create a cozy and fall-proof environment for their baby.
    • Once she decided to buy red wall-to-wall carpeting for our dining room.
    • Modern houses also offer an ideal home for dust mites through central heating, carpeting and double glazing which make homes warmer.
    • The noise was hardly covered by the old thin carpeting and beaten up rugs that covered the floor in some places.
    • The installation of new carpeting or an area rug are perhaps the most common reasons.
    • A number of rooms from a typical 1944 home had been recreated with period furniture and household items, ranging from old radios to the prodded rugs which provided the main carpeting in most houses.
    • She found a sterile waiting room furnished with boring, wall-to-wall carpeting and uncomfortable armchairs.
    • With wall-to-wall white carpeting and ceiling-to-floor flowered curtains running along two sides of the room, the place had a homey ambience.
    • The church floor was carpeted in mottled wall-to-wall carpeting.
    • When the doors opened I had to wait for her to readjust herself to the soft lighting and carpeting before we could be seated.
    • Consider replacing wall-to-wall carpeting with another type of floor coveting and upholstered furniture with leather.
    • Though wall-to-wall carpeting is the least costly floor option, carpets are harder to keep clean and harbor smells.
    • Now the seating and carpeting has been done, it makes you feel that you should take off your shoes when entering the theatre.
    • She can reach higher velocities on carpeting than she can on our hard wood floors at home.
    1. 1.1 The fabric from which carpets are made.
      地毯织料
      a range of deep-pile saxony carpeting
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She slowly descended the stairway, making no noise due to the plush carpeting below her feet.
      • The mauve plush carpeting felt good as my toes wriggled back and forth in it.
      • Chemicals in synthetic carpeting can react with a component of smog to generate unpleasant aromas.
      • Hardwood flooring in the living areas and cork flooring in the kitchen replaced industrial carpeting, which was hiding the original linoleum floors throughout the home.
      • For instance, broadloom carpeting may run $20 per yard, and the going rate for installation might be around $5 per yard.
      • The Castle is a fairly unimpressive affair, all conference rooms, plush carpeting, pomp and circumstance, but the grounds and gardens are calm and serene.
      • Instead of synthetic carpeting, Spector suggests a natural-fiber throw rug made of wool, cotton, jute or sea grass.
      • I started pacing along the red plush carpeting, scuffing my beige leather boots against the floor.
      • At first her movements were clumsy, but after a couple of gentle tugs it was like standing on plush carpeting.
      • He led the way up some stone steps to a long hall with silver and green carpeting.
      • The largest door was open, revealing a candle lit room with plush red carpeting and leather bound chairs.
      • I pulled my mother's flannel robe around me and concentrated on the orange industrial carpeting.
      • When she heard the door shut, signaling that she was all alone in the condo, she stomped her foot on the plush carpeting and muttered profanities.
      • The fibers from used carpeting can be added to concrete slabs to help prevent them from cracking.
      • It had a high ceiling and thick, plush carpeting of a rich beige color.
      • Avery entered and dropped her bag on the plush carpeting.
      • Flooring consists of linoleum and non-PVC-backed carpeting.
      • The homes also have wool carpeting and floorings made of bamboo or cork as alternatives to traditional carpeting made from synthetics, which gives off noxious gases.
      • Even the wool carpeting is colored with vegetable dyes, and is collected and recycled after its useful life span.
      • It was a white and creamy colored room with light plush carpeting and at the far right of it, a sectional couch that surrounded a large sixty-inch television.
  • 2British informal in singular A severe reprimand.

    〈英,非正式〉严厉的训斥,申斥

    I was called to her office for a carpeting

    我被叫到她的办公室,挨了顿训斥。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The programme used to have a fair mix of topics, but is now way too reliant on news and the carpeting of national miscreants.
    • Then Spain called in the country's Ambassador in Madrid for a carpeting.
    • Yet he faces a carpeting today for once again losing his cool.
    • In trying to save his administration from a carpeting, the Councillor was writing today to name the culprits responsible.
    • The company which operates the plant, now faces a carpeting from the government for attempting to cover up details of the incident.
    Synonyms
    reprimand, rebuke, reproof, remonstrance, reproach, admonishment, stricture, lecture, criticism, recrimination, tirade, diatribe, philippic, harangue, attack

Definition of carpeting in US English:

carpeting

nounˈkärpədiNGˈkɑrpədɪŋ
  • 1Carpets collectively.

    总称地毯

    offices with wall-to-wall carpeting

    全铺上地毯的办公室。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Kilmartin is offering free carpeting for purchasers who reserve a property before the end of the month.
    • She can reach higher velocities on carpeting than she can on our hard wood floors at home.
    • A number of rooms from a typical 1944 home had been recreated with period furniture and household items, ranging from old radios to the prodded rugs which provided the main carpeting in most houses.
    • His ground floor office was much as you would expect - a dusty edifice full of old books and even older carpeting.
    • Modern houses also offer an ideal home for dust mites through central heating, carpeting and double glazing which make homes warmer.
    • Once she decided to buy red wall-to-wall carpeting for our dining room.
    • Though wall-to-wall carpeting is the least costly floor option, carpets are harder to keep clean and harbor smells.
    • The church floor was carpeted in mottled wall-to-wall carpeting.
    • Each apartment has wall-to-wall carpeting, inlaid flooring, a private veranda with a spa pool and an ornate ‘state room’.
    • Now the seating and carpeting has been done, it makes you feel that you should take off your shoes when entering the theatre.
    • Thick, beige, wall-to-wall carpeting covered the floor, and the vast bed had a frame of some sleek, dark wood.
    • She found a sterile waiting room furnished with boring, wall-to-wall carpeting and uncomfortable armchairs.
    • Many well-meaning parents invest in new wall-to-wall carpeting in the nursery to create a cozy and fall-proof environment for their baby.
    • With wall-to-wall white carpeting and ceiling-to-floor flowered curtains running along two sides of the room, the place had a homey ambience.
    • The installation of new carpeting or an area rug are perhaps the most common reasons.
    • I yearned for a huge area rug to cover the existing carpeting.
    • Eliminating carpeting or frequently cleaning carpets may help.
    • When the doors opened I had to wait for her to readjust herself to the soft lighting and carpeting before we could be seated.
    • Consider replacing wall-to-wall carpeting with another type of floor coveting and upholstered furniture with leather.
    • The noise was hardly covered by the old thin carpeting and beaten up rugs that covered the floor in some places.
    1. 1.1 The fabric from which carpets are made.
      地毯织料
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I started pacing along the red plush carpeting, scuffing my beige leather boots against the floor.
      • The mauve plush carpeting felt good as my toes wriggled back and forth in it.
      • The homes also have wool carpeting and floorings made of bamboo or cork as alternatives to traditional carpeting made from synthetics, which gives off noxious gases.
      • For instance, broadloom carpeting may run $20 per yard, and the going rate for installation might be around $5 per yard.
      • It was a white and creamy colored room with light plush carpeting and at the far right of it, a sectional couch that surrounded a large sixty-inch television.
      • Hardwood flooring in the living areas and cork flooring in the kitchen replaced industrial carpeting, which was hiding the original linoleum floors throughout the home.
      • Flooring consists of linoleum and non-PVC-backed carpeting.
      • When she heard the door shut, signaling that she was all alone in the condo, she stomped her foot on the plush carpeting and muttered profanities.
      • At first her movements were clumsy, but after a couple of gentle tugs it was like standing on plush carpeting.
      • Even the wool carpeting is colored with vegetable dyes, and is collected and recycled after its useful life span.
      • The fibers from used carpeting can be added to concrete slabs to help prevent them from cracking.
      • Chemicals in synthetic carpeting can react with a component of smog to generate unpleasant aromas.
      • He led the way up some stone steps to a long hall with silver and green carpeting.
      • She slowly descended the stairway, making no noise due to the plush carpeting below her feet.
      • Instead of synthetic carpeting, Spector suggests a natural-fiber throw rug made of wool, cotton, jute or sea grass.
      • Avery entered and dropped her bag on the plush carpeting.
      • The largest door was open, revealing a candle lit room with plush red carpeting and leather bound chairs.
      • The Castle is a fairly unimpressive affair, all conference rooms, plush carpeting, pomp and circumstance, but the grounds and gardens are calm and serene.
      • It had a high ceiling and thick, plush carpeting of a rich beige color.
      • I pulled my mother's flannel robe around me and concentrated on the orange industrial carpeting.
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