carpet, blanket, rug

名詞 blanket:

1. bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
   同義詞：cover
2. anything that covers
   同義詞：mantle
3. a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor

動(dòng)詞 blanket:

1. cover as if with a blanket
2. form a blanket-like cover (over)

形容詞 blanket:

1. broad in scope or content
   同義詞：across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide

1. He threw a blanket over the injured man.
   他急忙給受傷的人披上條毯子。
2. They cuddled up (together) under the blanket.
   他們蓋著毯子(在一起)摟著。
3. When I saw the flames I acted on instinct and threw a blanket over them.
   我看見(jiàn)火焰時(shí)便憑直覺(jué)把一張?zhí)鹤訐湓诨鹧嫔稀?/div>
4. The nurse carried in a baby wrapped (up) in a warm blanket.
   保母抱著個(gè)孩子進(jìn)來(lái)，孩子身上裹著暖暖的毯子。
5. He rolled himself (up) in his blanket.
   他用毛毯裹住身體。
6. The traveler wrapped himself with a blanket.
   旅行者用毯子把自己裹上。

blan.ket

n.（名詞）
A large piece of woven material used as a covering for warmth, especially on a bed.
毛毯：羊毛制用于取暖的一大塊覆蓋物，尤指用于床上
A layer that covers or encloses:
覆蓋或包裹的一層：
例句：
a thick blanket of snow.
一層厚厚的雪

adj.（形容詞）
Applying to or covering all conditions or instances:
總括的或一攬子的：
例句：
a blanket insurance policy.
總括保險(xiǎn)單

Applying to or covering all members of a class:
包括一階層全體成員的：
例句：
blanket sanctions against human-rights violators.
對(duì)侵犯人權(quán)者的所有的制裁

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
blan.ket.ed,blan.ket.ing,blan.kets
To cover with or as if with a blanket:
（用或似用毯子）覆蓋：
例句：
leaves that blanket the ground.
葉子覆蓋了地面

To cover so as to inhibit, suppress, or extinguish:
蓋，以抑制、壓制或撲滅：
例句：
blanketed the grease fire with sand.
用沙子撲滅油火

To apply to generally and uniformly without exception:
普遍適用和毫無(wú)例外：
例句：
high telephone service charges that blanketed our region.
我們地區(qū)普遍采用的電話服務(wù)高收費(fèi)

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French [an unbleached soft cloth]
源自 古法語(yǔ) [一塊未經(jīng)漂白的布]
from blanc [white]
源自 blanc [白的]
[of Germanic origin] * see bhel-
[源于日耳曼語(yǔ)的] *參見(jiàn) bhel-