carpet
英['kɑ?p?t]
美['kɑrp?t]
- vt. 在…上鋪地毯，把地毯鋪在…上；斥責
- n. 地毯；地毯狀覆蓋物
- n. (Carpet)人名；(羅)卡爾佩特
詞組搭配
sweep something under the carpet
conceal or ignore a problem or difficulty in the hope that it will be forgotten
掩蓋；忽視（問題，困難）
on the carpet
In a position of being reprimanded by one in authority
被訓斥：處于被一權威人士訓斥的狀況
was called on the carpet for cheating.
因蒙騙被叫去訓斥
Under discussion or consideration
在討論中，在考慮中
Several important matters will be on the carpet at today's meeting.
幾個重要的問題要求在今天的會議上討論