carpet

carpet — 名詞

1. thick, soft fabric, typically made from wool or synthetic fibres, that people in

1.名詞A2
釋義

地毯

鋪在地上的厚織物

thick, soft fabric, typically made from wool or synthetic fibres, that people install on a room's floor to make it warmer and more comfortable underfoot.

例句

The children sat on the soft carpet and played with their building blocks.

孩子們坐在柔軟的地毯上玩積木。

carpet as floor covering for sitting on

We decided to replace the old brown carpet in the living room with wooden flooring.

我們決定把客廳那塊舊棕色地毯換成木質地板。

同義詞
  • rug

    smaller and usually not fixed to the floor; can be moved or hung

  • mat

    smaller still, often placed at a door or under furniture; thinner than a carpet

  • flooring

    the general category of floor-covering materials (wood, tile, stone, carpet etc.)

用法筆記

As an uncountable noun, carpet refers to the material itself ('we bought new carpet for the bedroom'). As a countable noun, it emphasises a specific piece or fitted covering ('a large carpet in the hall').

常見錯誤

❌I spilled coffee on the carpet and now I need to wash the carpet in the machine.
✅I spilled coffee on the carpet and now I need to have it professionally cleaned.
💡Carpets are too large to put in a washing machine; use 'clean the carpet' or 'shampoo the carpet.'
❌The carpet on the wall is very old.
✅The rug on the wall is very old.
💡A 'carpet' is fixed to the floor; a 'rug' is a smaller piece that can hang on a wall or lie on the floor.

2. a natural substance — such as leaves, flowers, snow, or moss — that spreads acro

2.名詞B2
釋義

厚層

覆蓋地面的天然厚層

a natural substance — such as leaves, flowers, snow, or moss — that spreads across the ground in a thick, even layer, like a soft covering.

例句

A thick carpet of autumn leaves covered the garden path after the storm.

暴風雨過後，花園小徑上覆蓋著一層厚厚的落葉。

carpet of + natural material (leaves, snow, flowers)

When the cherry trees bloom, the park is covered in a pink carpet of petals.

櫻花盛開時，公園裡鋪滿了一層粉紅色的花瓣。

同義詞
  • blanket

    similar thickness but implies warmth/cover; used for snow (a blanket of snow) but less common for leaves

  • layer

    more neutral and less evocative; does not suggest softness or thickness

  • covering

    general term; any substance that covers a surface

用法筆記

Only used in singular form. This sense always appears in the pattern 'a carpet of + [natural substance]' or 'a [colour] carpet of [substance]'. The substance is typically natural (leaves, snow, flowers, moss, grass). Do not use for man-made coverings like gravel or plastic.

常見錯誤

❌The children played on the carpet of grass.
✅The children played on the grassy field.
💡'Carpet of grass' is unnatural; 'carpet' implies a thick, soft, layered covering, not a standard grassy area.

3. a ceremonial walkway made of red fabric, put in place at formal events such as f

3.名詞B1
釋義

紅毯

重要人物走過的紅色走道

a ceremonial walkway made of red fabric, put in place at formal events such as film premieres, award galas, or state receptions so that honoured guests can step out of their vehicles and enter in style.

例句

The star walked down the red carpet surrounded by photographers and fans.

那位明星在攝影師和粉絲的簇擁下走過紅毯。

red carpet as ceremonial walkway at events

Award nominees begin arriving on the red carpet about two hours before the ceremony starts.

入圍者在頒獎典禮開始前約兩小時開始走紅毯。

同義詞

用法筆記

Often used in the fixed phrase 'the red carpet' (with definite article) to refer to the ceremonial event itself ('the red carpet was full of stars'), or in the idiomatic expression 'roll out the red carpet for someone', meaning to give someone a very special, formal welcome.

常見錯誤

❌They put out a red carpet to welcome us to their home.
✅They rolled out the red carpet for us.
💡For casual welcomes, use the idiom 'roll out the red carpet.' The literal red carpet is reserved for formal/celebrity events.

carpet — 動詞