C 地毯 a shaped piece of heavy woven often woollen material for covering floors or stairs

　carpet　的基本意思是“地毯”，多由棉、毛制成，用来铺地板或楼梯，是可数名词。

　beat a ～　拍打地毯
　clean a ～　把地毯弄干净
　design a ～　设计地毯
　dust a ～　除去地毯上的灰尘
　lay a ～　铺地毯
　manufacture a ～　制作地毯
　take up a ～　拿起地毯
　weave a ～　织地毯
　call sb on the ～　叫某人对他〔她〕的行为作出解释，训斥某人
　roll out the red ～ for sb　隆重接待某人
　attractive ～　引人注目的地毯
　beautiful ～　美丽的地毯
　bright ～　色彩鲜艳的地毯
　clean ～　干净的地毯
　dusty ～　积满灰尘的地毯
　expensive ～　昂贵的地毯
　flying ～　飞毯，魔毯
　lovely ～　令人喜欢的地毯
　magic ～　飞毯，魔毯
　modern ～　新式地毯
　soft ～　柔软的地毯
　ugly ～　难看的地毯

　This room is crying out for a new carpet.　这个房间急需一条新地毯。
　The carpet is too thick to double up.　地毯太厚，折不起来。
　She was beating the carpet.　她正在敲打地毯。
　The colour of the wall and the colour of the carpet will blend well together.　墙的颜色和地毯的颜色很和谐。
　The color of the curtains clashed with the color of the carpet.　窗帘的颜色与地毯的颜色不协调。
　I can't get the dirt out of the carpet; it's been ground in.　污物已渍入地毯，我清除不了。
　The dirt was deeply ground into the carpet.　泥土被深深地踩进地毯里。
　The sun faded the carpet.　太阳使地毯褪了色。
　This room has been fitted carpets.　这个房间已铺了地毯。
　They furnished their house with red carpets.　他们用红地毯装饰了他们的房子。
　There are many colourful carpets on show.　展览会上展出了许多华丽的地毯。
　He walked on a carpet of grass.　他在地毯般的草地上行走。

 ♣ call on the carpet　
　责备某人　scold sb
　The boss called the foreman on the carpet for granting sick leave to a worker without first asking for permission.　老板训斥那个工头未经事先请示就擅自批准一个工人的病假。

 ♣ carpet, blanket, rug
　这组词都有“地毯”的意思。其区别在于：
1. 用来铺地板或楼梯的叫carpet，指厚实的棉、毛地毯。例如：
　She hesitated for a minute and stood while a tear or two splashed on the worn red carpet.　她踌躇了一会，静静地站在那里，一两滴泪水溅落在脚下破旧的红地毯上。
　They rolled out the red carpet for the Queen when she arrived in Australia.　他们铺红地毯隆重欢迎女王访问澳大利亚。
2. 用来铺室内地面的叫rug，指小地毯、毛皮地毯。例如：
　The rug on the floor of the living room is very expensive.　起居室里铺的毛皮地毯是很昂贵的。
3. blanket指小块地毯，用来铺地面的某一部分，也指盖在膝盖上防寒用的毯子。例如：
　She put the blanket over her knees.　她在膝盖上放了块毯子。

　［同义词］ mat, rug
　［词源］　中古拉丁语carpeta（厚布）