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carpeting

noun
🔊/ˈkɑːpɪtɪŋ/
🔊/ˈkɑːrpɪtɪŋ/
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  1. [uncountable] carpets in general or the material used for carpets（统称）地毯；地毯织料
    • new offices with wall-to-wall carpeting房内铺满地毯的新办公室
    • (North American English) We need new carpeting (= a new carpet) in the living room.我们的起居室里需要铺新地毯了。🔊🔊
  2. [countable] (British English, informal) an act of speaking angrily to somebody because they have done something wrong训斥；斥责
    • The boss gave him a severe carpeting.老板给他铺了地毯。