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。