blanket

英 ['blæŋkɪt]美 ['blæŋkɪt]
  • n. 毛毯，毯子；毯状物，覆盖层
  • adj. 总括的，全体的；没有限制的
  • vt. 覆盖，掩盖；用毯覆盖
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中文词源

blanket 毯子

blank, 白的。-et, 小词后缀。原指一块白布，后指白毯子，毯子。

英文词源

blanket (n.)
c. 1300, "bed-clothing; white woolen stuff," from Old French blanchet "light wool or flannel cloth; an article made of this material," diminutive of blanc "white" (see blank (adj.), which had a secondary sense of "a white cloth." Wet blanket (1830) is from the notion of a person who throws a damper on social situations like a wet blanket smothers a fire. In U.S. history, a blanket Indian (1859) was one using the traditional garment instead of wearing Western dress.
Only 26,000 blanket Indians are left in the United States. ["Atlantic Monthly," March 1906]
blanket (v.)
c. 1600, "to cover with or as with a blanket;" also "to toss in a blanket" (as punishment), from blanket (n.). Related: Blanketed; blanketing.

双语例句

1. There's an extra blanket in the bottom drawer of the cupboard.
壁橱最下面的抽屉里还有一条多余的毯子。
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2. Scoop the blanket weed out and use it to line hanging baskets.
把那些丝状水藻捞出来，垫在吊篮里。
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3. Wrap your baby snugly in a shawl or blanket.
拿一条披巾或毯子把宝宝舒舒服服地裹起来。
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4. His brother beat out the flames with a blanket.
他哥哥用毯子把火扑灭了。
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5. The blanket will provide additional warmth and comfort in bed.
毛毯能让你睡得更温暖、更舒适。
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