carpet
UK ['kɑ:.pɪt] US ['kɑ:r-] noun
IMPROVER countable or uncountable
■(a shaped piece of) thick woven material used for covering floors 地毯；地毯织物•We've just had a new carpet fitted/laid in our bedroom.我们刚在卧室里铺了块新地毯。 •UK We've got fitted (= cut to fit exactly) carpets in the bedrooms.我们的卧室的地毯刚好铺满地面。 only singular
■a layer of something that covers the ground （覆盖地面的）一层•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。
UK ['kɑ:.pɪt] US ['kɑ:r-] noun
be on the carpet mainly US
■to be in trouble with someone in authority 被上司责备，受老板训斥
UK ['kɑ:.pɪt] US ['kɑ:r-] verb transitive
COVER 覆盖
■to cover something with carpet 在…上铺地毯•We need to carpet the stairs.我们需要在楼梯铺上地毯。 be carpeted with sth
■to be covered with something 覆盖着一层…，铺着一层…•In spring this area is carpeted with bluebells.春天，这里遍地都是风铃草。
UK ['kɑ:.pɪt] US ['kɑ:r-] verb transitive
CRITICIZE 批评 UK informal
■to severely criticize someone who has made a mistake 训斥，责骂，呵斥 |