英汉词典

1. 地毯
    A carpet is a thick covering of soft material which is laid over a floor or a staircase.

    e.g. They put down wooden boards, and laid new carpets on top.
           他们铺好木地板,在上面铺上新地毯。
    e.g. ...the stain on our living-room carpet.
           我们客厅地毯上的污迹

2. 给…铺地毯
    If a floor or a room is carpeted, a carpet is laid on the floor.

    e.g. The room had been carpeted and the windows glazed with coloured glass...
           房间里铺了地毯,窗户上安装了有色玻璃。
    e.g. The main gaming room was thickly carpeted.
           赌场大厅铺着厚厚的地毯。

3. (树叶、植物等的)一层
    A carpet of something such as leaves or plants is a layer of them which covers the ground.

    e.g. The carpet of leaves in my yard became more and more noticeable.
           我的院子里的落叶越来越厚。

4. (树叶、植物等)完全覆盖，铺满
    If the ground is carpeted with something such as leaves or plants, it is completely covered by them.

carpet的反义词

    e.g. The ground was thickly carpeted with pine needles.
           地上落了厚厚的一层松针。

5. see also: carpeting;red carpet. to sweep something under the carpet
     -> see sweep