詞彙精選：carpet的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
地毯 [C]
例句：
He rose deliberately from his chair and came towards them across the soundless carpet.
他慢吞吞地從椅子上欠身站了起來，走過無聲的地毯，向他們這邊過來。
例句：
Red carpet has been rolled ready for the royal party and special guests.
爲皇室成員和貴賓們準備的紅地毯已被鋪好。
地毯狀覆蓋物 [C]
例句：
The carpet of leaves in my yard became more and more noticeable.
我的院子裏的落葉越來越厚。
例句：
A carpet of leaves covered the ground.
一層厚厚的落葉覆蓋在地上。
v.
在...上鋪地毯；把花草鋪在...上 [T]
例句：
The room had been carpeted and the windows glazed with coloured glass.
房間裏鋪了地毯，窗戶上安裝了有色玻璃。
例句：
The main gaming room was thickly carpeted.
賭場大廳鋪着厚厚的地毯。
斥責 [T]
例句：
The maid was carpeted for breaking the plates.
女傭因打碎盆子而受訓斥。
二、詞義辨析：
carpet,blanket,rug
這些名詞均含有“毛毯，地毯”之意。carpet指用來鋪地板或樓梯的厚實的棉、毛地毯。blanket指厚實的棉、毛織品，用於鋪牀或披在身上保暖的毛毯。rug指小地毯或旅行用的小毛毯。
三、相關短語：
carpet bombing
n. 地毯式轟炸
carpet knight
n. 遊手好閒的騎士
red carpet
n.(迎接貴賓用的)紅地毯,隆重的接待
carpet beater
地毯拍打器
carpet loom
地毯織機
carpet sweeper
地毯清掃機，地毯吸塵器
carpet beetle
n. 金龜子科之昆蟲
carpet grass
凍結的草地
carpet moth
毛氈衣蛾
carpet slipper
n. 用絨氈做的室內男用拖鞋
四、參考例句：
The carpet is Tom's.
這塊地毯是湯姆的。
That carpet needs a pad under it.
那塊地毯下面要鋪襯墊。
The carpet was tacked to the floor.
地毯是用大頭釘釘在地板上的。
This carpet is of Russian style.
這塊地毯是俄國風格的。
The binding of the carpet is beautiful.
地毯的鑲邊很漂亮。
Look at the carpet's thick pile.
看看這地毯的厚絨。
The carpet won't double up.
這地毯不能折起來。
This carpet was made in Persia.
這塊地毯是波斯製造的。
She seamed two pieces of carpet together.
她將兩塊地毯縫在一起。
This carpet's getting rather old now.
這塊地毯現在很舊了。
