Tra từ carpet - Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.car‧pet¹ S2 W3 /ˈkɑːpət, ˈkɑːpɪt $ ˈkɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: carpite, from Old Italian carpita, from carpire 'to pull out']
1. [uncountable and countable] heavy woven material for covering floors or stairs, or a piece of this material ⇨ carpeting, rug:
My bedroom carpet is green.
All the rooms had fitted carpets (=carpets cut to fit the shape of the rooms).
2. a carpet of something literary a thick layer of something on the ground:
a carpet of flowers
3. be/get called on the carpet American English informal to be criticized by someone in authority because you have done something wrong:
He was called on the carpet by his boss to explain his excessive spending.
⇨ ↑magic carpet, ⇨ sweep/brush something under the carpet at ↑sweep¹(15)
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COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + carpet
▪ a bedroom/living-room etc carpet The bedroom carpet was cream.
▪ a stair carpet We need a new stair carpet.
▪ a fitted carpet (=cut to fit a room, and fixed to the floor) Do you prefer rugs or a fitted carpet?
▪ a wall-to-wall carpet (=a fitted carpet) Every room in the house had thick wall-to-wall carpets.
▪ a plush carpet (=thick and soft) I love hotels with plush carpets.
▪ thick The thick carpet felt warm under her feet.
▪ threadbare/worn (=very thin and in bad condition) It was a dingy room with a threadbare carpet.
verbs
▪ fit/lay a carpet (=cut it to fit a room and fix it to the floor) Will it cost extra to have the carpet fitted?
II.carpet² BrE AmE verb [transitive]
1. [usually passive] to cover a floor with carpet:
The building has been carpeted throughout.
2. [usually passive] especially British English informal to talk in an angry way to someone because they have done something wrong
carpet somebody for something
Top officers were carpeted for bullying younger officers.
3. literary if leaves, flowers etc carpet the ground, they cover it in a thick layer
be carpeted with something
The whole garden was carpeted with daffodils.

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carpet
A carpet is a floor covering made of woven yarn or thick fabric.

◎	['kɑ:pit]
※	danh từ
	■	tấm thảm
		☆	to lay a carpet
			trải thảm
	■	thảm (cỏ, hoa, rêu...)
	〆	to be on the carpet
		✓	được đem ra thảo luận, bàn cãi
		✓	bị mắng, bị quở trách
	〆	to walk the carpet
		✓	bị mắng, bị quở trách
※	ngoại động từ
	■	trải thảm
	■	(thông tục) lôi (người làm...) ra mắng mỏ; gọi lên mắng