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carpeting

UK //ˈkɑːpɪtɪŋ//US //ˈkɑːrpɪtɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 'carpet'(地毯),最终来自古法语 'carpite' 或中古拉丁语 'carpita',意为“厚羊毛织物”。后缀 '-ing' 表示材料或动作。

noun

❶ 指铺设在地板上的地毯材料,通常指整块或大面积的覆盖物,用于装饰或保暖。

“The new carpeting in the living room feels soft underfoot.”

(客厅新铺的地毯踩上去很柔软。)

“They chose a thick carpeting for the bedroom to keep it warm.”

(他们为卧室选了厚地毯来保暖。)

❶ 比喻性用法,指像地毯一样覆盖某物的东西,如积雪或落叶。

“A carpeting of snow covered the fields after the storm.”

(暴风雪后田野上覆盖了一层厚厚的雪。)

“In autumn, the ground was hidden under a carpeting of golden leaves.”

(秋天时,地面被一层金黄色的落叶覆盖。)

同义词:rug, floor covering, matting

verb

❶ 铺设地毯的动作,或比喻用某物覆盖表面,使其像地毯一样。

“They spent the weekend carpeting the entire house.”

(他们花了一整个周末给整个房子铺地毯。)

“The workers were carpeting the stairs when we arrived.”

(我们到达时,工人正在给楼梯铺地毯。)

同义词:covering, overlaying, blanketing

常见短语

wall-to-wall carpeting — 指从一面墙到另一面墙全覆盖的地毯,通常用于形容整个房间都铺满地毯。

“The apartment came with wall-to-wall carpeting in every room.”

(这套公寓的每个房间都铺满了墙到墙的地毯。)