
carpeting
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。)
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。)
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。)