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

This is a beautiful rug.
这毯子很漂亮。
Finding a rug that's just the colour, size and price you want can be well-nigh impossible.
找到一块颜色、尺寸和价格都符合你要求的毛毯几乎是不可能的。
The hands of women wove that rug.
女人们用手编织了那张毯子。
He burned a hole in the rug.
他在地毯上烧了一个洞。
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。
This is an authentic Persian rug.
这是真正的波斯地毯。
Unfortunately some paint splashed the rug.
不幸的是一些油漆溅到了毛绒地毯上。
The multicoloured rag rug was chosen to liven up the grey carpet
选择这块五彩缤纷的碎呢小毯是为了给这灰色的地毯添些生气。
We had pulled the rug out from under bormann.
我们挖了博尔曼的墙脚。
A Berber rug makes a colourful wall-hanging.
柏柏尔小地毯可以当色彩艳丽的壁毯。