词汇精选：carpet的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

n.

地毯 [C]

例句：

He rose deliberately from his chair and came towards them across the soundless carpet.

他慢吞吞地从椅子上欠身站了起来，走过无声的地毯，向他们这边过来。

例句：

Red carpet has been rolled ready for the royal party and special guests.

为皇室成员和贵宾们准备的红地毯已被铺好。

地毯状覆盖物 [C]

例句：

The carpet of leaves in my yard became more and more noticeable.

我的院子里的落叶越来越厚。

例句：

A carpet of leaves covered the ground.

一层厚厚的落叶覆盖在地上。

v.

在...上铺地毯；把花草铺在...上 [T]

例句：

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。

例句：

The main gaming room was thickly carpeted.

赌场大厅铺着厚厚的地毯。

斥责 [T]

例句：

The maid was carpeted for breaking the plates.

女佣因打碎盆子而受训斥。

二、词义辨析：

carpet,blanket,rug

这些名词均含有“毛毯，地毯”之意。 carpet指用来铺地板或楼梯的厚实的棉、毛地毯。 blanket指厚实的棉、毛织品，用于铺床或披在身上保暖的毛毯。 rug指小地毯或旅行用的小毛毯。

三、相关短语：

carpet bombing

n. 地毯式轰炸

carpet knight

n. 游手好闲的骑士

red carpet

n.(迎接贵宾用的)红地毯,隆重的接待

carpet beater

地毯拍打器

carpet loom

地毯织机

carpet sweeper

地毯清扫机，地毯吸尘器

carpet beetle

n. 金龟子科之昆虫

carpet grass

冻结的草地

carpet moth

毛毡衣蛾

carpet slipper

n. 用绒毡做的室内男用拖鞋

四、参考例句：

The carpet is Tom's.

这块地毯是汤姆的。

That carpet needs a pad under it.

那块地毯下面要铺衬垫。

The carpet was tacked to the floor.

地毯是用大头钉钉在地板上的。

This carpet is of Russian style.

这块地毯是俄国风格的。

The binding of the carpet is beautiful.

地毯的镶边很漂亮。

Look at the carpet's thick pile.

看看这地毯的厚绒。

The carpet won't double up.

这地毯不能折起来。

This carpet was made in Persia.

这块地毯是波斯制造的。

She seamed two pieces of carpet together.

她将两块地毯缝在一起。

This carpet's getting rather old now.

这块地毯现在很旧了。