carpet

carpet
noun

a floor or stair covering made from thick woven fabric, typically shaped to fit a particular room
地毯
the house has fitted carpets throughout.
整个房子都铺了地毯。
[mass noun]the floor was covered with carpet.
地板上铺了层地毯。
■a large rug, especially an oriental one
（尤指东方的）大厚毯
priceless Persian carpets.
无价的波斯厚毯。
■(figurative)a thick or soft expanse or layer of something
(喻)（厚或柔软的）地毯状物
carpets of wood anemones and bluebells.
一层层厚厚的五叶银莲花和野风信子。
■(informal, chiefly US)a type of artificial playing surface on a tennis court or sports field
(非正式，主美)（网球场等的）人工球场
[with modifier]a slender moth marked typically with undulating bands of colour across the wings
地毯衣蛾
Many species in the family Geometridae, including the garden carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata)
尺蛾科中的多种，包括花园地毯衣蛾（拉丁名Xanthorhoe fluctuata）

(carpeted, carpeting)
[with obj.]

(一般作 be carpeted)cover (a floor or stairs) with a carpet
用地毯铺设（地板，楼梯）
the stairs were carpeted in a lovely shade of red.
楼梯上铺了可爱的红地毯。
■(figurative)cover with a thick or soft expanse or layer of something
(喻)用厚（或软）层覆盖
the meadows are carpeted with flowers.
草地上繁花如毯。
(Brit. informal)reprimand severely
(英，非正式)申斥
the Chancellor of the Exchequer carpeted the bank bosses.
财政大臣痛斥银行老板们。

常用词组
on the carpet

(informal)being severely reprimanded by someone in authority
(非正式)被（当权者）严厉训斥
we've all been on the carpet for the chances we took.
我们因冒险而被训斥。

sweep something under the carpet

conceal or ignore a problem or difficulty in the hope that it will be forgotten
掩盖；忽视（问题，困难）

语源

Middle English (denoting a thick fabric used as a cover for a table or bed): from Old French carpite or medieval Latin carpita, from obsolete Italian carpita 'woollen counterpane', based on Latin carpere 'pluck, pull to pieces'

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