carpeting
/ˈkɑːpɪtɪŋ/noun
1
- mass noun carpets collectively总称地毯：
offices with wall-to-wall carpeting.
全铺上地毯的办公室。
1.1
- the fabric from which carpets are made地毯织料。
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- in sing. Brit. informal 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。