car‧pet 1 S2 W3 / kɑpət, kɑpɪt $ kɑr- / 名词

1 [可数和不可数名词] heavy woven material for covering floors or stairs, or a piece of this material → carpeting , rug :

My bedroom carpet is green.

All the rooms had fitted carpets (= carpets cut to fit the shape of the rooms ) .

2 a carpet of something literary a thick layer of something on the ground :

a carpet of flowers

3 be/get called on the carpet American English informal to be criticized by someone in authority because you have done something wrong :

He was called on the carpet by his boss to explain his excessive spending.

→ magic carpet , → sweep/brush something under the carpet at sweep 1 ( 15 )

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + carpet

a bedroom/living-room etc carpet The bedroom carpet was cream.

a stair carpet We need a new stair carpet.

a fitted carpet (= cut to fit a room, and fixed to the floor ) Do you prefer rugs or a fitted carpet?

a wall-to-wall carpet (= a fitted carpet ) Every room in the house had thick wall-to-wall carpets.

a plush carpet (= thick and soft ) I love hotels with plush carpets.

thick The thick carpet felt warm under her feet.

threadbare/worn (= very thin and in bad condition ) It was a dingy room with a threadbare carpet.

动词

fit/lay a carpet (= cut it to fit a room and fix it to the floor ) Will it cost extra to have the carpet fitted?