blankets
/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [blˈæŋkəts] /ˈblæŋ.kɪt/ (ame, ipa) · [blˈæŋkəts] /ˈblaŋ-kət How to pronounce blanket (audio)/ (ame, mw)
blankets — 名詞
1. pieces of heavy cloth that people or animals put over the body to stay warm, esp
毛毯；毯子
蓋在身上保暖的厚布
pieces of heavy cloth that people or animals put over the body to stay warm, especially in bed or while resting
Gabriel folded three wool blankets at the end of each guest bed.
Gabriel 把三條羊毛毯摺好，放在每張客床的床尾。
folded + blankets + at the end of the bed
After the storm, Salma handed out dry blankets at the school gym.
暴風雨過後，Salma 在學校體育館分發乾爽的毯子。
hand out blankets in an emergency shelter
The twins dragged their blankets into the living room for movie night.
那對雙胞胎把毯子拖進客廳，準備看電影。
Zuri packed extra blankets in the car before the mountain drive.
Zuri 在山路開車前，把額外的毛毯放進車裡。
Hospital staff changed the baby's blankets after the milk spilled.
牛奶灑出來後，醫院人員替寶寶換了乾淨的毯子。
文法句型
extra blankets
wrap someone in blankets
fold the blankets
用法筆記
Usually the plural of blanket when speaking about several covers used for warmth. Distinguish from sense 2, where blankets refers to broad layers of snow, fog, leaves, or similar material rather than cloth items.
常見錯誤
2. broad layers that spread over a surface and make it look fully covered
覆蓋層
像毯子般鋪開的一大片
broad layers that spread over a surface and make it look fully covered
By dawn, blankets of snow hid the fences around the village.
天亮時，一大片積雪形成的覆蓋層把村子周圍的柵欄都遮住了。
blankets of + substance covering a place
Thick blankets of fog hung over the river until mid-morning.
濃濃的霧層像覆蓋層一樣罩在河面上，直到上午晚些時候才散去。
blankets of fog + over + place
In autumn, blankets of leaves collected under the old oak trees.
到了秋天，一層層落葉的覆蓋層堆在老橡樹下。
The beach disappeared under blankets of seaweed after the rough tide.
大浪過後，海灘消失在大片海藻形成的覆蓋層底下。
文法句型
blankets of snow
blankets of fog
under blankets of leaves
用法筆記
Almost always followed by of and the name of a substance such as snow, fog, leaves, or ash. Distinguish from sense 1, where blankets are real cloth items used to keep someone warm.
blankets — 動詞
- blanketspresent simple I / you / we / they
- blanketses3rd person singular
- blanketsing-ing form
- blanketsedpast simple
1. to spread over a place or thing so fully that it becomes covered by a layer of s
籠罩；覆蓋
把某處整片蓋住
to spread over a place or thing so fully that it becomes covered by a layer of something
Night fog blankets the small harbour before the first fishing boats leave.
清晨前的夜霧籠罩著小港，第一批漁船才正要離岸。
subject = spreading substance; blankets + place
Every spring, yellow pollen blankets Min's balcony and the parked scooter.
每到春天，黃色花粉都會覆蓋 Min 的陽台和停著的機車。
blankets + balcony/object with a visible layer
The company blankets the city with posters before each new product launch.
每次新品上市前，那家公司都會用海報鋪天蓋地覆蓋整座城市。
Ash from the volcano blankets nearby farms after a windy night.
經過一個多風的夜晚後，火山灰籠罩了附近的農場。
A layer of dust blankets Christopher's piano after months of neglect.
幾個月沒人照料後，一層灰塵覆蓋了 Christopher 的鋼琴。
- uncover
remove what is hiding or covering the surface
文法句型
blanket + place/object
blanket + place + with + thing
用法筆記
The subject is often a substance that spreads widely, such as fog, snow, ash, dust, or pollen. It can also describe a person or organization covering a place with many things, often followed by with.