Word · Frequency #3938
blanket
覆盖；笼罩
To cover something completely, especially with a thick layer (of snow, fog, etc.).
- 1.
To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
用毯子覆盖,或像用毯子一样覆盖。
- 2.
To traverse or complete thoroughly.
彻底地穿越或完成。
- 3.
To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
用毯子抛掷作为惩罚。
- 4.
To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of it.
通过航行到上风处使(另一艘船)抢风失效。
- 5.
To nullify the impact of (someone or something).
消除(某人或某事)的影响。
- 6.
Of a radio signal: to override or block out another radio signal.
对无线电信号:覆盖或屏蔽另一个无线电信号。
遍及；走遍；全面涉及；压制；使失效；压过；干扰（另一信号）；抢上风阻风；用毯子抛起（作为惩罚）
In use
The snow blanketed the ground, creating a pristine white landscape.
A thick fog blanketed the city, reducing visibility to nearly zero.
The company tried to blanket the scandal with a public relations campaign.
blanket sth
直接接宾语，主语常为雾、雪、云等自然事物。
Fog blanketed the city.
浓雾笼罩了城市。
be blanketed in/with sth
常用被动式，后接 in 或 with 引出覆盖物。
The mountains were blanketed in snow.
群山被雪覆盖。
Verb forms
base blanket · third person blankets · -ing blanketing · past blanketed · past participle blanketed
规则动词
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- blanket the ground
- 覆盖地面
- Snow blanketed the ground overnight.一夜之间，雪覆盖了地面。
- blanket the city
- 笼罩城市
- Thick fog blanketed the city this morning.今天早晨浓雾笼罩了整个城市。
- be blanketed with snow
- 被雪覆盖
- The fields were blanketed with snow.田野被雪覆盖。
- be blanketed in fog
- 被浓雾笼罩
- The coast was blanketed in fog.海岸被浓雾笼罩。
Idioms & figurative uses
- wet blanket
- 扫兴的人；煞风景的人Don't be such a wet blanket—come join the party!别这么扫兴，来参加聚会吧！
Learner notes
Memory Tip
blanket 像 blank(空白)+et，毯子把表面盖成空白一片，引申为覆盖、笼罩、压制。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：自然/天气描写、新闻与书面叙述、比喻性覆盖 作动词表示“覆盖；笼罩”时，通常用于雪、雾、云层、尘土等自然事物或环境大面积覆盖某地，也可用于比喻义。多出现在书面叙述、新闻报道或具象描写中，日常口语中较少单独使用；若指用毯子盖住某人，语气比较直白。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见单词与 blanket /ˈblæŋkət/ 押韵。下列词拼写以 -ket 结尾，但读作 /kɪt/，与 blanket 中的 /ŋkət/ 不押韵；注意 blanket 在 /k/ 前有 /ŋ/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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