blanket

noun

1. 毯子；毛毯
   a large cover, often made of wool, used especially on beds to keep people warm
2. 厚层；厚的覆盖层
   a thick layer or covering of sth
   1. a blanket of fog/snow/cloud
      厚厚的一层雾 / 雪 / 云
   2. The trial was conducted under a blanket of secrecy.
      审讯在高度保密下进行。

adj.

1. 包括所有情形（或人员）的；总括的；综合的
   including or affecting all possible cases, situations or people
   1. a blanket ban on tobacco advertising
      烟草广告的全面取缔
   2. a blanket refusal
      完全拒绝

verb

1. 以厚层覆盖
   to cover sth completely with a thick layer
   1. Snow soon blanketed the frozen ground.
      冻土上很快就形成了一层厚厚的积雪。

1. 毯子；毛毯
   A blanket is a large square or rectangular piece of thick cloth, especially one which you put on a bed to keep you warm.
2. N-COUNT 覆盖层
   A blanket of something such as snow is a continuous layer of it which hides what is below or beyond it.
   1. The mud disappeared under a blanket of snow...
      泥巴被积雪盖住了。
   2. 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。
3. N-SING （不好的情感、性质等的）弥漫，充斥
   You can refer to something such as an unpleasant emotion or an undesirable quality that seems to affect every aspect of a particular situation as a blanket of that emotion or quality.
   1. 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。
   2. A blanket of silence descended.
      大家都沉默不语。
4. VERB 覆盖；遮盖；盖住
   If something such as snow blankets an area, it covers it.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
5. ADJ-GRADED 通用的；全面的；无一例外的
   You use blanket to describe something when you want to emphasize that it affects or refers to every person or thing in a group, without any exceptions.
   1. 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。
   2. ...the blanket coverage of the Barcelona Olympics.
      对巴塞罗那奥运会的全面报道
6. See also: electric blanket security blanket wet blanket

1. His brother beat out the flames with a blanket
   他哥哥用毯子把火扑灭了。
2. The mud disappeared under a blanket of snow
   泥巴被积雪盖住了。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. A blanket of silence descended.
   大家都沉默不语。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. The stewardess kindly brought me a blanket.
   女乘务员体贴地给我拿来了毯子。
10. A huge rattlesnake lay coiled on the blanket.
    一条巨大的响尾蛇盘绕在毯子上。
11. He saw the corner of a magazine sticking out from under the blanket
    他看见杂志的一角从毯子下露了出来。
12. 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。
13. If he flakes out before I get back, just cover him with a blanket
    如果我回来之前他就困得睡着了，给他盖条毯子就行了。
14. Fold the blanket back.
    把毛毯折回来。
15. He covered the inert body with a blanket.
    他用毯子把那具一动不动的尸体盖上。
16. Scoop the blanket weed out and use it to line hanging baskets
    把那些丝状水藻捞出来，垫在吊篮里。
17. He was given only a wooden pallet with a blanket.
    只给了他一张硬板小床和一条毯子。
18. The British government has thrown a blanket of secrecy over the details
    英国政府对细节讳莫如深。
19. Alan sings with shy intensity, hiding behind the security blanket of his guitar.
    艾伦非常害羞地唱着，用怀里的吉他挡住自己以获得此许安全感。
20. He tossed his blanket aside and got up
    他把毯子掀到一边起了身。
21. The blanket will provide additional warmth and comfort in bed.
    毛毯能让你睡得更温暖、更舒适。
22. 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。
23. The blanket did not completely cover the bed.
    这毯子没能把床全部蒙上。
24. The baby is enveloped in a blanket.
    这个婴儿被裹在毯子里。
25. I wrapped a blanket around myself.
    我裹了一条毯子。
26. He covered the child up with a blanket.
    他用一条毯子把孩子盖严。
27. The mother lapped the child in a blanket.
    母亲用毯子把孩子裹起来。
28. The blanket needs a good beating.
    毯子得好好抽打一下。
29. The blanket roll has come loose.
    背包散了。

noun

1. bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
   1. he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep

   Synonym:    cover

2. a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor

3. anything that covers
   1. there was a blanket of snow

   Synonym:    mantle

verb

1. cover as if with a blanket
   1. snow blanketed the fields

2. form a blanket-like cover (over)