carpet

Verb + (n.)

• hoover the carpet: 用吸尘器清扫
• lay a carpet: 铺设
• ruin a carpet: 破坏
• a carpet wears: 地毯磨损了(wear: v. 磨损，消耗，用旧)

1. They’re coming this morning to …… the new carpet in the living room. (lay)
2. I …… the carpet in the living room when I dropped a tin of paint on it. (ruined)
3. The bedroom carpet is starting to …… in places. We’ll need to replace it soon. (wear).
4. Colin, if I clear up all the rubbish, would you …… the carpets? (hoover)

Note

1. Notice this expression:

   • I swept the dirt under the carpet when my mother wasn’t looking. (under the carpet)

2. You clean a carpet with a vacuum cleaner, sometimes called a hoover:

   • How do you expect me to hoover the carpets with this ancient hoover? It must be 30 years old!