| 单词 | blanket |
| 释义 | blanket n., adj., & v. --n 1. a large piece of woollen or other material used esp. as a bed-covering or to wrap up a person or an animal for warmth. 2. (usu. foll. by of) a thick mass or layer that covers something (blanket of fog; blanket of silence). 3. Printing a rubber surface transferring an impression from a plate to paper etc. in offset printing. --adj covering all cases or classes; inclusive (blanket condemnation; blanket agreement). --vtr. (blanketed, blanketing) 1. cover with or as if with a blanket (snow blanketed the land). 2. stifle; keep quiet (blanketed all discussion). 3. Naut. take wind from the sails of (another craft) by passing to windward. Phrases and idioms blanket bath a body wash given to a bedridden patient. blanket stitch a stitch used to neaten the edges of a blanket or other material. born on the wrong side of the blanket illegitimate. electric blanket an electrically-wired blanket used for heating a bed. wet blanket colloq. a gloomy person preventing the enjoyment of others. Etymology: ME f. OF blancquet, blanchet f. blanc white, BLANK |
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