rug

英 [rʌɡ]

美 [rʌɡ]

n. 小地毯; 垫子; (盖腿的)厚毯子

复数：rugs　

Collins.2 / BNC.4652 / COCA.5095

习惯用语

pull the rug (out) from under sb's feet

sweep sth under the carpet

掩盖某事
to try to stop people from finding out about sth wrong, illegal, embarrassing, etc. that has happened or that you have done

noun

小地毯；垫子
a piece of thick material like a small carpet that is used for covering or decorating part of a floor
1. a hearth rug (= in front of a fireplace )
  壁炉前的小地毯
（盖腿的）厚毯子
a piece of thick warm material, like a blanket , that is used for wrapping around your legs to keep warm
（盖腿的）厚毯子
a piece of thick warm material, like a blanket , that is used for wrapping around your legs to keep warm

N-COUNT 小地毯;垫子
Arugis a piece of thick material that you put on a floor. It is like a carpet but covers a smaller area.
1. A Persian rug covered the hardwood floors.
  硬木地板上铺着一张波斯地毯。
N-COUNT (盖肩膀或膝盖以保暖的)围毯，小毯子
Arugis a small blanket which you use to cover your shoulders or your knees to keep them warm.
1. The old lady was seated in her chair at the window, a rug over her knees.
  老太太坐在窗边的椅子上，膝盖上盖着一条小毯子。
2. ...a travel rug.
  旅行毛毯
如果这些银行不再对这个倒霉的项目提供支持，它也就破产了。 → see:If the banks opt to pull the rug from under the ill-fated project, it will go into liquidation.

noun

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
Synonym:carpetcarpeting

A: But I ruined your rug.
可是我把你的地毯弄坏了。
My cat looked at me after I undressed and then proceeded to throw up all over the rug.
猫在我脱光了衣服以后看了看我，然后就在小毯上吐得到处都是。
This is a beautiful rug.
这毯子很漂亮。
We had pulled the rug out from under bormann.
我们挖了博尔曼的墙脚。
The drapes of the room match the rug of the floor.
房间的窗帘和地上的毯子相配。
His shoe had rucked up one corner of the pale rug.
他的鞋子把浅色地毯的一角弄皱了。
A: I'm sorry for spilling my drink on your rug.
对不起，我把饮料打翻在你的地毯上了。
I'm very much afraid I've burned a hole in the rug.
非常抱歉我把你的地毯烧了个洞。
He bargained with the merchant for an hour before he bought the rug.
他与那商人讨价还价了一个小时才买下那块地毯。
A Berber rug makes a colourful wall-hanging.
柏柏尔小地毯可以当色彩艳丽的壁毯。