"call on the carpet" 怎么发音

expression

US

KAWL on thuh KAR-pet

UK

KAWL on thuh KAR-pit

释义

To officially criticize or scold someone, usually in a work or school setting. It means to be called in by a person in authority and reprimanded for something they did wrong.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈkɔɫ/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɑɹpət

英式英语

kˈɔːl/ /ˈɒn/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pɪt

简化发音

美式

KAWL on thuh KAR-pet

英式

KAWL on thuh KAR-pit

语境中听

The manager called Tom on the carpet for being late.

She was called on the carpet after making a mistake.

If you break the rules, you might be called on the carpet.

After the meeting, I got called on the carpet by my boss for not finishing the report on time.