1 [C,U] (a piece of) thick material that is used for covering floors and stairs 地毯:
a fitted carpet (= one that is cut to the exact shape of a room)完全照房间形状剪裁的地毯a square metre of carpet一平方米地毯☞Look at rug. 参看 rug。
2 [C] a thick layer of sth that covers the ground 积在地面厚厚的一层物质:
The fields were under a carpet of snow.田野积了厚厚的白雪。 ➔carpetedadjAll the rooms are carpeted.全部房间都铺上了地毯。
carpet/ˋkɑrpIt; ˈkɑːpət or ˈkɑːpIt/n 1 [C,U] material for covering floors, often made of wool, or a piece of this material [→ rug] 地毯: All the rooms had fitted carpets (=carpets cut to exactly fit a room). 所有的房间都铺了尺寸合适的地毯。I’d like red carpet in the hall. 我想在门厅里铺红色的地毯。see picture at见 RUG 图2 a carpet of leaves/flowers etcliterary a thick layer of leaves etc on the ground【文】满地的落叶/遍地的鲜花等—carpet v [T] RED CARPET