a large cover, often made of wool, used especially on beds to keep people warm 毯子;毛毯 It’s cold tonight—can I have another blanket? 今晚很冷——我能再要一条毯子吗? The baby was wrapped in a blanket. 婴儿被裹在毯子里。
Extra ExamplesShe pulled the blanket up and went to sleep. 她拉上毛毯进入了梦乡。 They shivered under their thin blankets. 他们在薄薄的毛毯下瑟瑟发抖。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- thick
- thin
- …
- cover somebody with
- drape over somebody/something
- tuck around somebody
- …
- beneath a/the blanket
- under a/the blanket
- a wet blanket
- [usually singular] blanket of something
a thick layer or mass of something 厚层;厚的覆盖层 a blanket of fog/snow/cloud 厚厚的一层雾/雪/云 - (figurative)
The trial was conducted under a blanket of secrecy. 审讯在高度保密下进行。
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherc1The sun was breaking through the blanket of mist. 太阳冲破了浓雾。 The walls were covered in blankets of ivy. 墙壁被常春藤覆盖着。
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting undyed woollen cloth): via Old Northern French from Old French blanc ‘white’, ultimately of Germanic origin.