carpet翻译成中文

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carpet
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◙ noun
1. 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
2. [with modifier] a slender moth marked typically with undulating bands of colour across the wings
• 地毯衣蛾
3. 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.]
1. [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。
2. [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。

【IDIOMS】

◘ on the carpet
1. [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
1. 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】

1. 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'