1 a cover made of wool, etc that is put on beds to keep people warm 毛毯;毯子
☞picture at bed 见 bed 插图
2 a thick layer or covering of sth 一层厚厚的覆盖物:
a blanket of snow一层厚厚的雪 ➔blanketverb [T] blanket sth (in/with sth)The countryside was blanketed in snow.郊外被雪覆盖着。
a wet blanket→WET¹
blanket²
/ˈblæŋkɪt ||; ˈblæŋkɪt/adj
(only before a noun 只用于名词前) affecting everybody or everything 全面的;整体的:
There is a blanket ban on journalists reporting the case.禁止任何记者报道那件事。
blanket1/ˋblæŋkIt; ˈblæŋkət or ˈblæŋkIt/n 1 [C] a cover for a bed, usually made of wool 毛毡﹔毯子2 [singular 单数] a thick layer of something that covers something 厚覆盖层: +of The hills were covered with a blanket of snow . 山丘上覆盖了一层厚厚的白雪。
blanket2v [T] to cover something completely 覆盖﹔笼罩: be blanketed in/with sth The coast was blanketed in fog. 海岸笼罩在雾霭之中。
blanket3adj blanket statement/rule/ban a statement, rule etc that affects everyone or includes all possible kinds of something 全面[适用于所有人或情况]的声明/规定/禁令: a blanket ban on all types of hunting 各类狩猎活动的全面禁止