carpet
noun uk/ˈkɑː.pɪt/ us/ˈkɑːr.pət/
A2 [ C or U ]地毯;地毯织物
(a shaped piece of) thick material used for covering floors
We've just had a new carpet fitted/laid in our bedroom. 我们刚在卧室里铺了新地毯。
UK We've got fitted (= cut to fit exactly) carpets in the bedrooms. 我们的卧室的地毯是按面积定做的。
[ S ]（覆盖地面的）一层
a layer of something that covers the ground
a carpet of snow 一层积雪
Our lawn is a carpet of daisies. 我们的草坪上开满了雏菊。
- More examples
- carpet shampoo
- a luxurious deep-pile carpet
- I spilled red wine on their cream carpet.
- We've taken the carpet up and exposed the floorboards.
- He was busy hoovering the bedroom carpet when I got home.
Idiom
be on the carpetidiom mainly US 被上司责备，受老板训斥
to be in trouble with someone in authority
carpet
verb [ T ] uk/ˈkɑː.pɪt/ us/ˈkɑːr.pət/
(COVER)
在…上铺地毯
to cover something with carpet
We need to carpet the stairs. 我们需要将楼梯铺上地毯。
be carpeted with something 覆盖着一层…，铺着一层…
to be covered with something
In spring this area is carpeted with bluebells. 春天，这儿遍地都是蓝钟花。
(CRITICIZE)
UK informal训斥，责骂，呵斥
to severely criticize someone who has made a mistake