单词 | blankets |
释义 | blanket1 of 3noun blan·ket ˈblaŋ-kət 1 a : a large usually oblong piece of woven fabric used as a bed covering b : a similar piece of fabric used as a body covering (as for an animal) a horse blanket 2 : something that resembles a blanket a blanket of fog a blanket of gloom 3 : a rubber or plastic sheet on the cylinder in an offset press that transfers the image to the surface being printed blanketlike ˈblaŋ-kət-ˌlīk adjective blanket 2 of 3verb blanketed; blanketing; blankets transitive verb 1 : to cover with or as if with a blanket new grass blankets the slope 2 a : to cover so as to obscure, interrupt, suppress, or extinguish blanket a fire with foam b : to interrupt the smooth flow of wind to (something, such as a downwind ship) c : to apply or cause to apply to uniformly despite wide separation or diversity among the elements included freight rates that blanket a region d : to cause to be included automatically blanketed into the program towns blanketed into the district blanket 3 of 3adjective1 : effective or applicable in all instances or contingencies blanket rules Traveller rights across the European Union remain unchanged despite the blanket cancellation of flights and holidays in recent weeks … Conor Pope A blanket ban on all private collecting of ivory could result in the confiscation and destruction of many historically important pieces of work. Kit Roberts Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, chair of African American Studies at Temple University, … remarked: "I do not think that anyone should make any blanket statements about any ethnic or cultural group without citing authoritative sources to substantiate those statements." Peter Noel 2 : covering all members of a group or class without individual apportionment blanket insurance coverage … calling for a five per cent blanket wage reduction for all city hall staffers … Melissa Gilligan blankets 1 of 2 nounas in cloaks something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth a blanket of fog concealed the view of the harbor Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
blankets 2 of 2verb1 as in coats to form a layer over leaves blanketed all of the land around the house Synonyms & Similar Words
2 as in hides to keep secret or shut off from view blanketed the secret memo from the news media Synonyms & Similar Words
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3 as in extinguishes to cause to cease burning firefighters managed to blanket the fire with foam Synonyms & Similar Words
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