blanket /ˈblæŋkɪt/ CET4 TEM4 ( blanketing, blanketed, blankets )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A blanket is a large square or rectangular piece of thick cloth, especially one that you put on a bed to keep you warm. 毯子

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A blanket of something such as snow is a continuous layer of it which hides what is below or beyond it. 覆盖层

  例：

  The mud disappeared under a blanket of snow.

  泥地在一层白雪的覆盖下消失不见了。

• 3. 

  V-T If something such as snow blankets an area, it covers it. 覆盖

  例：

  More than a foot of snow blanketed parts of Michigan.

  一英尺多厚的白雪覆盖了密歇根州的部分地区。

• 4. 

  ADJ 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. 适用于全体的 [ADJ n] [强调]

  例：

  There's already a blanket ban on foreign unskilled labour in Japan.

  日本已经有一项禁止使用外国非熟练工人的通用禁令。