carpets
carpets — 名詞
- carpetssingular
- carpetsesplural
1. thick woven floor coverings that are fixed or laid over a room's floor, or the m
地毯
鋪在房間地面的厚織物
thick woven floor coverings that are fixed or laid over a room's floor, or the material they are made from
The hotel replaced its old carpets before the summer tourists arrived.
那家飯店在夏季觀光客到來前換掉了舊地毯。
noun: replace old carpets
Wet carpets in the hallway made the whole apartment smell musty.
走廊上的濕地毯讓整間公寓都有霉味。
collocation: wet carpets
Quan compared wool carpets and vinyl flooring at the home store.
Quan 在居家賣場比較羊毛地毯和塑膠地板。
The cleaners rolled up the bedroom carpets before the painters came.
油漆工來之前，清潔人員先把臥室地毯捲了起來。
- floor coverings
a broad term that includes carpets, rugs, and other materials on a floor
- rugs
usually smaller and easier to move than carpets
文法句型
replace old carpets
fit carpets in a room
roll up the carpets
用法筆記
Often plural when you mean the floor coverings in several rooms or several separate pieces. When the focus is the material in general, carpet can also behave like an uncountable noun.
常見錯誤
2. wide layers of flowers, leaves, snow, or similar things that lie across a surfac
毯狀層
像毯子般鋪開的一大片東西
wide layers of flowers, leaves, snow, or similar things that lie across a surface like a cloth
By sunrise, yellow carpets of pollen covered both garden paths.
日出前，黃色花粉在兩條花園小路上形成了毯狀層。
pattern: carpets of pollen
In April, blue carpets of flowers spread beneath the cherry trees.
到了四月，櫻花樹下鋪開一片藍色花朵毯狀層。
pattern: carpets of flowers
The storm left muddy carpets of leaves across the school yard.
那場暴風雨在校園裡留下了成片的泥濕落葉。
Soft carpets of moss covered the stones beside the stream.
溪邊石頭上覆著柔軟的苔蘚毯狀層。
文法句型
carpets of flowers
carpets of leaves
carpets of moss
用法筆記
Usually appears in descriptive writing with 'of' plus the thing making the layer. Distinguish from sense 1, where the carpets are real floor coverings inside a room.
3. red ceremonial walkways used at film, fashion, and charity events for famous gue
紅毯
明星或貴賓走過的儀式走道
red ceremonial walkways used at film, fashion, and charity events for famous guests or important visitors
Fans gathered near the carpets before the singers arrived at the arena.
歌手抵達體育館前，粉絲已聚集在紅毯旁。
event context: near the carpets
Fashion blogs posted photos from the Cannes and Venice carpets.
時尚部落格貼出了坎城和威尼斯紅毯的照片。
media use: the Cannes and Venice carpets
Security teams checked the carpets before the charity gala opened.
慈善晚會開場前，維安團隊先檢查了紅毯區。
Entertainment crews covered carpets across the city during awards week.
頒獎週期間，娛樂採訪團隊在城裡各處跑紅毯。
- red carpets
the full phrase, used when the event context is not already clear
文法句型
cover the carpets
photos from the carpets
arrive on the carpets
用法筆記
This shorthand is common in entertainment coverage, where carpets often means red-carpet arrival areas at several events. Distinguish from sense 1, which is about floor material in homes or buildings.
carpets — 動詞
- carpetspresent simple I / you / we / they
- carpetses3rd person singular
- carpetsing-ing form
- carpetsedpast simple
1. puts carpet onto a room, stairway, or other floor area so the surface is covered
鋪地毯
在房間或樓梯上鋪設地毯
puts carpet onto a room, stairway, or other floor area so the surface is covered with it
The company carpets new offices before staff move in.
那家公司會在員工搬入前先替新辦公室鋪地毯。
pattern: carpets new offices
Our landlord carpets the stairs every time he renovates a flat.
我們房東每次整修公寓時都會替樓梯鋪地毯。
pattern: carpets the stairs
The hotel carpets each room with dark blue wool.
那家飯店替每間房鋪上深藍色羊毛地毯。
Ari carpets small stages so musicians can move quietly.
Ari 會替小舞台鋪地毯，好讓音樂家安靜移動。
- strip
to remove the carpet from a floor
文法句型
carpets a room
carpets the stairs
carpets something with wool
用法筆記
The object is the place receiving the floor covering, such as a room, hall, or set of stairs. Distinguish from sense 2, where something like moss or light spreads over a surface by itself.
常見錯誤
2. covers a ground or surface in a wide, even layer, making it look as though a clo
鋪滿
像毯子般覆滿地面或表面
covers a ground or surface in a wide, even layer, making it look as though a cloth has been spread there
Every spring, bright moss carpets the wall behind the old temple.
每到春天，鮮亮的苔蘚就會鋪滿那座老廟後方的牆。
pattern: moss carpets the wall
Fallen rice carpets the lane after the harvest trucks pass.
收割車經過後，掉落的稻穀鋪滿了那條小路。
pattern: carpets the lane
By noon, sunlight carpets the classroom floor through the tall windows.
到了中午，陽光會透過高窗鋪滿教室地板。
After the parade, pink paper carpets the street outside city hall.
遊行結束後，粉紅色紙片鋪滿了市政廳外的街道。
文法句型
moss carpets the wall
light carpets the floor
paper carpets the street
用法筆記
The subject is usually something that naturally spreads, such as flowers, snow, light, paper, or dust. Distinguish from sense 1, where a person or company deliberately installs floor covering.
3. rebukes someone strongly after they have done something wrong
痛斥
嚴厲責罵做錯事的人
rebukes someone strongly after they have done something wrong
The coach carpets defenders who ignore the match plan.
那位教練會痛斥不照比賽計畫防守的球員。
pattern: carpets somebody for a mistake
Maeve's editor carpets reporters for missing even small facts.
Maeve 的編輯會痛斥連小事實都漏掉的記者。
pattern: carpets reporters for ...
Dad carpets us when we leave muddy shoes by the sofa.
我們把沾泥的鞋留在沙發邊時，爸爸就會痛斥我們。
The principal carpets anyone who speaks rudely to younger students.
那位校長會痛斥對年紀較小學生說話無禮的人。
- praise
to speak approvingly instead of angrily
文法句型
carpets somebody for a mistake
carpets staff over errors
carpets us when ...
用法筆記
Usually used for an authority figure speaking sharply to somebody who has caused a problem. It is much stronger and more sudden than simply criticize.