blanket
blanket
noun
born on the wrong side of the blanket
noun
- a large piece of woollen or similar material used as a covering on a bed or elsewhere for warmth
床毯，毛毯，毯子
■(figurative)a thick mass or layer of a specified material that covers something completely
(喻)覆盖物，覆盖层
a dense grey blanket of cloud.
密集的灰色云层。 - (Printing)a rubber surface used for transferring the image in ink from the plate to the paper in offset printing
(印刷)（平版印刷的）橡皮布
- [attrib.]covering all cases or instances; total and inclusive
通用的，总括的，全面的，综合的
blanket ban on tobacco advertising.
全面禁止香烟广告。
- [with obj.]cover completely with a thick layer of something
覆盖，笼罩；布满
the countryside was blanketed in snow.
乡村到处覆盖着白雪。
■stifle or keep quiet (sound)
消除（声音），使（声音）模糊不清
the double glazing blankets the noise a bit.
双层玻璃能稍许隔音。
■(Sailing)take wind from the sails of (another craft) by passing to windward
(航海)迎风航驶抢（他船）的上风
born on the wrong side of the blanket
- (dated)illegitimate
(旧)私生的，非婚生的
- Middle English (denoting undyed woollen cloth): via Old Northern French from Old French blanc 'white', ultimately of Germanic origin
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