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最近国泰航空因空姐歧视内地乘客不熟悉英语事件再次登上内地及香港舆论场。
事缘日前一名网民在小红书上发布录音,曝光近日从成都飞往香港的国泰航空CX987航班上,有空姐在休息时与同事聊天,取笑内地乘客不熟悉英语,误将“blanket(毛毯)”说成“carpet(地毯)”,其间有人更调侃说“If you cannot say blanket in English, you cannot have it”(如果你说不出毛毯的英语,就拿不到毛毯)、“Carpet is on the floor”(地毯是在地上的)。
那么,毛毯、地毯、围毯,各类毯子用英文到底怎么说?今天来一起学习一下叭~
01
“毛毯”英文怎么说
blanket
英/ˈblæŋkɪt/
美/ˈblæŋkɪt/
牛津词典
noun
1、毯子;毛毯
a large cover, often made of wool, used especially on beds to keep people warm
eg:
electric blanket(电热毯)
2、[usually sing.] ~ of sth
厚层;厚的覆盖层
a thick layer or covering of sth
a blanket of fog/snow/cloud
厚厚的一层雾 / 雪 / 云
eg:
(figurative) The trial was conducted under a blanket of secrecy. 审讯在高度保密下进行。
wet blanket(泼冷水的人;扫兴的人)
adj.
[only before noun] 包括所有情形(或人员)的;总括的;综合的
including or affecting all possible cases, situations or people
eg:
a blanket ban on tobacco advertising 烟草广告的全面取缔
a blanket refusal 完全拒绝
verb
[often passive] (formal) 以厚层覆盖
to cover sth completely with a thick layer
eg:Snow soon blanketed the frozen ground.
冻土上很快就形成了一层厚厚的积雪。
双语例句
She doubled the blanket and put it under his head.
她把毯子折叠起来给他做枕头。
He put a blanket over the sleeping child.
他把毯子盖在睡着了的孩子身上。
第三人称单数:blankets
复数:blankets
现在分词:blanketing
过去式:blanketed
过去分词:blanketed
记忆技巧:blank 空白的 + et 小 → 白色〔织物〕→ 毯子
02
“地毯”如何用英文表达?
carpet
英/ˈkɑːpɪt/
美/ˈkɑːrpɪt/
牛津词典
noun
1、地毯
a thick woven material made of wool, etc. for covering floors or stairs
eg:a roll of carpet 一卷地毯
2、(尤指铺满房间的一块)地毯
a piece of carpet used as a floor covering, especially when shaped to fit a room
eg:
to lay a carpet 铺地毯
a bedroom carpet 卧室地毯
We have fitted carpets (= carpets from wall to wall) in our house.
我们家的地上都铺了地毯。
carpeting, red carpet, rug
3、 ~ (of sth)
(literary) 覆盖地面的一层厚东西
a thick layer of sth on the ground
eg:
a carpet of snow
一层厚厚的雪
双语例句
Their new white carpet showed every mark.
他们新铺的白地毯有一点脏都看得见。
That carpet is wearing well, isn't it?
这地毯很耐用,是不是?
第三人称单数:carpets
复数:carpets
现在分词:carpeting
过去式:carpeted
过去分词:carpeted
03
“围毯”如何用英文表达?
rug
英/rʌɡ/
美/rʌɡ/
牛津词典
noun
1、小地毯;垫子;围毯(多用来铺在桌下或暖炉前)
a piece of thick material like a small carpet that is used for covering or decorating part of a floor
eg:
a hearth rug (= in front of a fireplace ) 壁炉前的小地毯
persian rug 波斯地毯
2、(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
3、(informal, especially NAmE)= toupee
双语例句
The rug adds a dash of colour to the room.
小地毯为房间增添了一点色彩。
A spark from the fire had set light to a rug.
从火炉迸出的火星点燃了地毯。
复数:rugs