a blanket + singular countable noun
blanket 作形容词时一般只放在名词前,表示规则、措施对所有人都适用、没有例外,不能用作表语。
The school imposed a blanket ban on mobile phones during lessons.
学校对课堂上使用手机实施了全面禁令。
普遍的;覆盖或包含一切的。;总共的
covering all cases, members, or situations; general and inclusive rather than limited
只用在名词前,如 a blanket ban(全面禁令)、a blanket rule(适用于所有人的规定)。
普遍的;覆盖或包含一切的。
General; covering or encompassing everything.
The school introduced a blanket ban on phones during lessons.
学校全面禁止在上课期间使用手机。
用法提示:blanket 在此作形容词,意为“全面的”,修饰 ban,表示该禁令适用于所有情况。
The manager gave a blanket refusal to all requests for extra time.
经理对所有延长时间的请求一概拒绝。
用法提示:blanket 在此作形容词,意为“一概的、全面的”,修饰 refusal,强调没有例外。
The new rule offers blanket protection to all customers, no matter where they shop.
这项新规定为所有顾客提供全面保护,无论他们在哪里购物。
用法提示:blanket 在此作形容词,意为“覆盖一切的”,修饰 protection,表示保护范围涵盖所有人。
blanket 作形容词时一般只放在名词前,表示规则、措施对所有人都适用、没有例外,不能用作表语。
The school imposed a blanket ban on mobile phones during lessons.
学校对课堂上使用手机实施了全面禁令。
与不可数名词连用时,前面通常不加冠词,强调不加选择、覆盖全部。
The channel gave the election blanket coverage.
该频道对这次选举进行了全方位报道。
a blanket statement 指不加区分、以偏概全的说法,常带有批评意味。
It is unfair to make a blanket statement about a whole generation.
对整整一代人做出以偏概全的论断是不公平的。
grammar · medium
易错句子The school announced a blanket ban of mobile phones.
正确表达The school announced a blanket ban on mobile phones.
ban 后面必须接介词 on,构成固定搭配 a ban on sth,表示“对……的禁令”;中文说“对手机的禁令”时容易把“对”直译成 of。这里 blanket 是形容词,不能改动,真正要改的是 ban 的介词。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please fill in the blanket with your name.
正确表达Please fill in the blank with your name.
blank 意为“空白处”,blanket 意为“毯子;全面的”,两词拼写相近、都含“空”的联想,学习者常混用。表示表格里的空格只能用 blank,不能用 blanket。
全面禁令;一律禁止
The city introduced a blanket ban on smoking in public places.
该市出台了在公共场所全面禁烟的禁令。
一概而论的说法;笼统的论断
That's a blanket statement that ignores many exceptions.
那是个一概而论的说法,忽略了许多例外。
全盘否认
The company issued a blanket denial of all the allegations.
公司对所有指控予以全盘否认。
一刀切的规则;通用规则
There is no blanket rule for dealing with these cases.
处理这类案件没有一刀切的规则。
全面批准;一概批准
The committee gave blanket approval to the proposal.
委员会全面批准了该提案。
全面赦免
The government declared a blanket amnesty for political prisoners.
政府宣布对政治犯实行全面赦免。
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