carpet   (發音)

car.pet

[次常用字]

【名詞】

1 a. 地毯

b. 地毯紡織品

2 地毯般地覆蓋物

a carpet of leaves and pine needles on the forest floor森林地上舖滿一層落葉與松針

【及物動詞】

carpeted, carpeting, carpets

鋪以地毯; 鋪在…上

carpet the stairs 舖樓梯地毯

snow that carpeted the sidewalks 覆蓋著行人道的雪

【慣用語】

on the carpet

1 被上級譴責

was called on the carpet for cheating 因為欺騙被上級叫去罵

2 待考慮; 討論中

Several important matters will be on the carpet at today's meeting.幾件重要事情在今天的會議中將被討論