| 释义 |
carpet/ˈkɑ:pit/ n. & v.●n. 1a thick fabric for covering a floor or stairs 地毯 b a usu. large rug (通常较大的)小地毯 2 an expanse or layer resembling a carpet in being smooth, soft, bright, or thick 地毯状物 carpet of snow 一层厚厚的雪 ●v. tr. (carpeted, carpeting) 1 cover with or as with a carpet 在…铺地毯(或地毯状物) 2 colloq. reprimand, reprove [口]训斥，责骂 □ on the carpet 1 colloq. being reprimanded [口]被训斥 2 under consideration 在考虑中，在讨论中 □ sweep under the carpet conceal (a problem or difficulty) in the hope that it will be forgotten 掩盖某事，掩饰困难 [Middle English via Old French carpite or medieval Latin carpita, from obsolete Italian carpita ‘woollen counterpane’, ultimately from Latin carpere ‘pluck, pull to pieces’] |