| 单词 | blanket |
| 释义 | blanket —blanketless, adj. —blanketlike, adj. /blang"kit/, n. 1. a large, rectangular piece of soft fabric, often with bound edges, used esp. for warmth as a bed covering. 2. a similar piece of fabric used as a covering for a horse, dog, etc. 3. the chief garment traditionally worn by some American Indians. 4. any extended covering or layer: a blanket of snow. 5. Print. a. (in a press for offset printing) the rubber-covered cylinder to which an inked impression is transferred from the plate for transfer directly to the paper. b. (in a press for letterpress printing) the resilient covering on the cylinder against which the paper is pressed in printing. 6. a thick roll or strip of material for thermal insulation. 7. born on the wrong side of the blanket, born out of wedlock. v.t. 8. to cover with or as with a blanket: wild flowers blanketing the hillside. 9. to obscure or obstruct; interfere with; overpower (usually fol. by out): An electrical storm blanketed out the radio program. 10. to toss (someone) in a blanket, as in fraternity hazing. 11. Naut. (of a vessel) to take wind from the sails of (another vessel) by passing closely to windward. adj. 12. covering or intended to cover a large group or class of things, conditions, situations, etc.: a blanket proposal; a blanket indictment. [1250-1300; ME < AF, OF, equiv. to blanc white (see BLANK) + -et -ET] Syn. 4. cover, coat, mantle, overlay, coating. |
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