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。 ➔carpeted adj All the rooms are carpeted. 全部房间都铺上了地毯。