blanket
英 ['blæŋkɪt]
美['blæŋkɪt]
- n. 毛毯，毯子；毯状物，覆盖层
- adj. 总括的，全体的；没有限制的
- vt. 覆盖，掩盖；用毯覆盖
词态变化
复数: blankets;第三人称单数: blankets;过去式: blanketed;过去分词: blanketed;现在分词: blanketing;
中文词源
blanket 毯子
blank, 白的。-et, 小词后缀。原指一块白布，后指白毯子，毯子。
英英释意
- 1. bedding that keeps a person warm in bed;
- "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"
- 2. anything that covers;
- "there was a blanket of snow"
- 3. a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor
英文词源
- blanket (n.)
- c. 1300, "bed-clothing; white woolen stuff," from Old French blanchet "light wool or flannel cloth; an article made of this material," diminutive of blanc "white" (see blank (adj.), which had a secondary sense of "a white cloth." Wet blanket (1830) is from the notion of a person who throws a damper on social situations like a wet blanket smothers a fire. In U.S. history, a blanket Indian (1859) was one using the traditional garment instead of wearing Western dress.
Only 26,000 blanket Indians are left in the United States. ["Atlantic Monthly," March 1906]
- blanket (v.)
- c. 1600, "to cover with or as with a blanket;" also "to toss in a blanket" (as punishment), from blanket (n.). Related: Blanketed; blanketing.
同义词辨析
carpet, blanket, rug
这些名词均含有"毛毯，地毯"之意。
carpet： 指用来铺地板或楼梯的厚实的棉、毛地毯。
blanket： 指厚实的棉、毛织品，用于铺床或披在身上保暖的毛毯。
rug： 指小地毯或旅行用的小毛毯。
考试真题
- Crews have managed to provide heat packs and blankets to the miners so that they can keep warm during the rescue operation, Verfuss said.
出自-2016年12月听力原文
- The following items are approved for use in residential rooms: electric blankets, hair dryers, personal computers, radios, televisions and dvd players.
2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
- Then he piled branches on top of himself, like a blanket, to stay as warm as he could.
2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
- "Phones become our security blanket," Wortmann says.
2015年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ
词组搭配
born on the wrong side of the blanket
(dated)illegitimate
(旧)私生的，非婚生的
实用场景例句
- a blanket of fog/snow/cloud
- 厚厚的一层雾 / 雪 / 云
牛津词典
- (figurative)The trial was conducted under a blanket of secrecy.
- 审讯在高度保密下进行。
牛津词典
- a blanket ban on tobacco advertising
- 烟草广告的全面取缔
牛津词典
- a blanket refusal
- 完全拒绝
牛津词典
- Snow soon blanketed the frozen ground.
- 冻土上很快就形成了一层厚厚的积雪。
牛津词典
- More than a foot of snow blanketed parts of Michigan...
- 密歇根州的部分地区被超过一英尺厚的积雪所覆盖。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- With a thick mist now blanketing the trees, I got thoroughly lost.
- 此时浓雾笼罩着林木，我彻底迷路了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- There's already a blanket ban on foreign unskilled labour in Japan.
- 日本已经全面禁止国外非熟练工入境。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the blanket coverage of the Barcelona Olympics.
- 对巴塞罗那奥运会的全面报道
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- A blanket of silence descended.
- 大家都沉默不语。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The mud disappeared under a blanket of snow...
- 泥巴被积雪盖住了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Cold damp air brought in the new year under a blanket of fog.
- 厚厚的一层雾伴着阴冷潮湿的空气迎来了新的一年。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It seems as if the blanket of depression is in some way necessary to help them blot out the even greater pain of real life...
- 似乎这种弥漫的抑郁情绪多少能帮助他们忘却一些现实生活中更大的痛苦。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The seller may invoice the goods at $ 70 per ton. Invoice us after the shipment.
- 卖方可以每吨70美元开具该货的发票, 请在装船后给我公司开具发票.
英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语
- The weatherman threw a wet blanket on our picnic plan when he forecast rain.
- 气象员报有雨,给我们的野餐计划泼了冷水.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- They cuddled up ( together ) under the blanket.
- 他们 蜷曲 着睡在毯子下面.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- He wrapped himself in a blanket.
- 他把毯子裹在身上.
《简明英汉词典》
- He lapped himself in a blanket.
- 他把自己裹在温暖的毛毯中.
《简明英汉词典》
- A blanket insurance policy insures a car against all kinds of accidents.
- 一张综合保险单担保汽车一切意外事件.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The sick man picked at the blanket.
- 病人拉扯着毯子.
《简明英汉词典》
- They tried to smother the flames with a damp blanket.
- 他们试图用一条湿毯子去灭火.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- A blanket keeps us warm because it is woollen and thick.
- 毯子给我们保暖,因为它用羊毛制成而且很厚.
《简明英汉词典》
- The bill gives sensitive police files a blanket exemption.
- 该议案提出警方机密档案全部免责.
《简明英汉词典》
- The blanket did not completely cover the bed.
- 这毯子没能把床全部蒙上.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He covered the child up with a blanket.
- 他用一条毯子把孩子盖严.
《简明英汉词典》
- A firewall provides an essential security blanket for your computer network.
- 防火墙为计算机网络提供了基本安全保障。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- A blanket of silence descended.
- 大家都沉默不语。
柯林斯例句
- There's an extra blanket in the bottom drawer of the cupboard.
- 壁橱最下面的抽屉里还有一条多余的毯子。
柯林斯例句