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- carpet [ 'kɑrpɪt] [ 'kɑːpɪt]
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1.
noun
地毯，毡毯
- I bought a Persian carpet on sale.
- 我在降价时买了个波斯地毯。
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2.
noun
走廊地毯
- During my wedding I want the aisle to be a carpet of rose petals.
- 婚礼上，我想走在用蔷薇花瓣铺成的地毯上。
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3.
noun
似地毯的覆盖物，一片
- a carpet of snow
- 一片白雪
- In autumn all the floor is covered with a carpet of leaves.
- 秋日里，落叶像地毯一样覆盖在地面上。
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4.
vt.
在…铺上地毯；（地毯似地）铺盖
- I need to carpet this room.
- 我得给这间屋子铺上地毯。
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1.
noun
地毯，毡毯
Collins English-English Dictionary
- carpet ['kɑːpɪt]
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1.
n
a heavy fabric for covering floors
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2.
n
(as modifier)
- a carpet sale
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3.
n
a covering like a carpet
- a carpet of leaves
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to cover with or as if with a carpet
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5.
vt.
[informal]
to reprimand
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6.
vt.
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French carpite, from Old Italian carpita, from Late Latin carpeta, literally: (wool) that has been carded, from Latin carpere to pluck, card
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1.
n
a heavy fabric for covering floors
Examples
- the back of a carpet, textile, etc.
- 地毯、织物等的背面 → back
- a carpet of snow
- 一片白雪 → carpet
- This carpet has a wonderful lined pattern.
- 这条毯子上的线条图案非常棒。 → pattern
- I bought a Persian carpet on sale.
- 我在降价时买了个波斯地毯。 → carpet
- In autumn all the floor is covered with a carpet of leaves.
- 秋日里，落叶像地毯一样覆盖在地面上。 → carpet
- During my wedding I want the aisle to be a carpet of rose petals.
- 婚礼上，我想走在用蔷薇花瓣铺成的地毯上。 → carpet
- I need to carpet this room.
- 我得给这间屋子铺上地毯。 → carpet
- How much does this carpet cost?
- 这个地毯多少钱？ → cost
- Put that bag down on the carpet.
- 把那个包放在地毯上。
- to sweep sth under the carpet {or} rug
- [fig] 隐瞒某事 → sweep
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