[N-COUNT 可数名词]小地毯;垫子 A rug is a piece of thick material that you put on a floor. It is like a carpet but covers a smaller area.
A Persian rug covered the hardwood floors.
硬木地板上铺着一张波斯地毯。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](盖肩膀或膝盖以保暖的)围毯,小毯子 A rug is a small blanket which you use to cover your shoulders or your knees to keep them warm.
[mainly BRIT 主英]
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。
...a travel rug.
旅行毛毯
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[PHRASE 短语]不再支持;停止帮助 If someone pulls the rug from under a person or thing or pulls the rug from under someone's feet, they stop giving their help or support. to sweep something under the rug→see:
sweep
;
[V inflects]
If the banks opt to pull the rug from under the ill-fated project, it will go into liquidation.
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。
Oxford
rug/rʌɡ; NAmErʌɡ/noun1a piece of thick material like a small carpet that is used for covering or decorating part of a floor 小地毯;垫子◆a hearth rug (= in front of a fireplace) 壁炉前的小地毯2( BrE) 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3( informal) ( especially NAmE) =
toupee
IDIOMsee
pull
v.,
sweep
v.rugrugsrug/rʌɡ; NAmErʌɡ/
LDC
rugrug /rʌɡ/ ●●●S3 noun [countable]
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1rug (1)a piece of thick cloth or wool that covers part of a floor, used for warmth or as a decoration → mat, carpet2British English a large piece of material that you can wrap around yourself, especially when you are travelling3pull the rug (out) from under somebody/somebody’s feet informal to suddenly take away something that someone was depending on to achieve what they wanted4a toupée – used humorously
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