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🔑 car·petBrE /ˈkɑːpɪt/NAmE /ˈkɑːrpɪt/ noun🔑 [U] a thick woven material made of wool, etc. for covering floors or stairs 地毯◆a roll of carpet 一卷地毯🔑 [C] a piece of carpet used as a floor covering, especially when shaped to fit a room （尤指铺满房间的一块）地毯◆to lay a carpet 铺地毯◆a bedroom carpet 卧室地毯◆(BrE) We have fitted carpets (= carpets from wall to wall) in our house. 我们家的地上都铺了地毯。 ➡ see also carpeting (1) , red carpet, rug (1) [C] ~ (of sth) (literary) a thick layer of sth on the ground 覆盖地面的一层厚东西◆a carpet of snow 一层厚厚的雪 ●(be/get called) on the ˈcarpet(informal, especially NAmE) called to see sb in authority because you have done sth wrong （因做错事）被上司叫去训斥◆I got called on the carpet for being late. 我因为迟到被叫去训了一顿。●sweep sth under the ˈcarpet(US also sweep sth under the ˈrug) to try to stop people from finding out about sth wrong, illegal, embarrassing, etc. that has happened or that you have done 掩盖某事 🔑 car·petBrE /ˈkɑːpɪt/NAmE /ˈkɑːrpɪt/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they carpet BrE /ˈkɑːpɪt/ NAmE /ˈkɑːrpɪt/present simple - he / she / it carpets BrE /ˈkɑːpɪts/ NAmE /ˈkɑːrpɪts/past simple carpeted BrE /ˈkɑːpɪtɪd/ NAmE /ˈkɑːrpɪtɪd/past participle carpeted BrE /ˈkɑːpɪtɪd/ NAmE /ˈkɑːrpɪtɪd/ -ing form carpeting BrE /ˈkɑːpɪtɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈkɑːrpɪtɪŋ/ [usually passive] ~ sthto cover the floor of a room with a carpet 用地毯铺（房间）的地板◆The hall was carpeted in blue. 大厅铺上了蓝色的地毯。~ sth (with/in sth) (literary) to cover sth with a thick layer of sth 把…厚厚地覆盖；厚厚地铺上◆The forest floor was carpeted with wild flowers. 森林的地面上长满了野花。~ sb(informal, especially BrE) to speak angrily to sb because they have done sth wrong 训斥；斥责 SYN reprimand |
