Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense carpets, present participle carpeting, past tense, past participle carpeted
1N-VAR 地毯 A carpet is a thick covering of soft material which is laid over a floor or a staircase. 地毯
They put down wooden boards, and laid new carpets on top.
他们铺好木地板,在上面铺上新地毯。
...the stain on our living-room carpet.
我们客厅地毯上的污迹
2VERB [usually passive]给…铺地毯 If a floor or a room is carpeted, a carpet is laid on the floor. 给…铺地毯 [Also + with]
The room had been carpeted and the windows glazed with coloured glass. [beVERB-ed]
房间里铺了地毯,窗户上安装了有色玻璃。
The main gaming room was thickly carpeted. [beVERB-ed]
赌场大厅铺着厚厚的地毯。
3N-COUNT [usually singular](树叶、植物等的)一层 A carpet of something such as leaves or plants is a layer of them which covers the ground. (树叶、植物等的)一层 [literary]
The carpet of leaves in my yard became more and more noticeable. [+ of]
我的院子里的落叶越来越厚。
4VERB [usually passive](树叶、植物等)完全覆盖,铺满 If the ground is carpeted with something such as leaves or plants, it is completely covered by them. (树叶、植物等)完全覆盖,铺满 [literary]
The ground was thickly carpeted with pine needles. [beVERB-ed + with]