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单词 security blanket
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Definition of security blanket in English:

security blanket

noun
  • 1A familiar blanket or other piece of soft fabric held by a young child as a source of comfort.

    my daughter's three and a half and she's had a security blanket since she was a year old
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I went and got Paws, my security-bear (I never really had a security blanket, I had Paws).
    • My security blanket was a pair of jeans with a Smurf on the back pocket that I wore until they were capris, much to my sister's eternal amusement.
    • The group joined Project Linus, a scheme inspired by the Peanuts character who would not be seen without his security blanket.
    • Phoebe's favourite character was a Tweenie doll called Fizz who went everywhere with her along with her little piece of flannelette security blanket.
    • I made beds, curtains, blankets, washcloths, bath toys, wall decals, lamps, rugs, hampers, stuffed animals, security blankets and night lights.
    • A good baby blanket not only helps a newborn feel secure while swaddled, but also can serve as a security blanket for years to come.
    • Children love them and parents hate them: the security blanket.
    • Behavioral changes include sexual acting out, aggression, problems in school, regression (e.g., return to thumb sucking, use of a security blanket), sleep disturbances, depression and eating disturbances.
    • The truth is, we never really forget the feeling of comfort that old security blanket gave us against our fears, real and imagined.
    • Richard H. Passman, a psychologist at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, initially set out to determine whether children with secure attachments to their mothers were more or less likely to have a security blanket.
    • They seem to act as a form of comfort - like a grown-up equivalent of a teddy bear or security blanket.
    • Make lists of items and games they want to take along (do not underestimate these items; they are the equivalent of a younger child's security blanket!).
    • She had a toy rabbit, a security blanket, and her own crib, although she slept at night with her human foster parents.
    • Named after the famous Peanuts cartoon strip character, Linus, who was never without his security blanket, the project donates quilts to causes including hospices and womens' refuges.
    1. 1.1 Something that provides reassurance, support, or a sense of security.
      investors no longer see gold as a security blanket
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Music is my security blanket.
      • He might not love her but you have to admit she was his security blanket.
      • Her money acted as a security blanket for her.
      • At their most basic, convertibles provide a sort of security blanket for investors wishing to participate in the growth of a particular company they're unsure of.
      • In the end a coach is more a security blanket, someone to turn to in times of crisis.
      • The backup is more of a security blanket.
      • His grief focused his energies on the band, which he was later to describe as his security blanket, and out of necessity, friendships were relegated.
      • Addictions are hard to let go of because, over time, they sort of act as security blankets, and it's difficult to remember what life was like without them.
      • The past has always been a security blanket for Celtic fans.
      • For most businesses, warehouses full of stuff are a kind of security blanket.
      • Now cash is one of the few security blankets for wary CFOs.
      • Whatever the choice, having a stand-by system in place is a nice security blanket that more than pays for itself when the power goes down.
      • The past always has been a security blanket for Bostonians.
      • Not having the phone can create a lot of anxiety, so the phone today has become our security blanket.
      • Just as an added security blanket, you may want to archive your personal, precious stuff to a recordable DVD disc periodically.
      • Cash has become a corporate security blanket, something executives cling to in frightening times.
      • This guy uses his hair as a security blanket, hiding behind it when things aren't going his way.
  • 2British A set of security measures or sanctions, typically imposed in order to maintain complete secrecy about something.

    〈英〉(为保密而进行的)新闻检查

    the size of the Regular Army is under a security blanket
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This weekend, the capital is under a tight security blanket.
    • At Heathrow where there was a tight security blanket on information it was learnt that the crew were staying at the Europa Hotel.
    • Despite the intense security blanket, a little has leaked out about the fate of the four survivors.
    • A night-time security blanket could be thrown around the city.
    • Details of the recovery operation are still subject to a security blanket so there are different accounts of what ensued.
    • The investigative team used the national security blanket to keep everything under wraps.
    • Interest in fusion as a source of energy was stifled in the 1940s and early 1950s by the security blanket on all nuclear work.

Definition of security blanket in US English:

security blanket

nounsəˈkjʊrədi ˈblæŋkətsəˈkyo͝orədē ˈblaNGkət
  • 1A familiar blanket or other piece of soft fabric held by a young child as a source of comfort.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They seem to act as a form of comfort - like a grown-up equivalent of a teddy bear or security blanket.
    • She had a toy rabbit, a security blanket, and her own crib, although she slept at night with her human foster parents.
    • Named after the famous Peanuts cartoon strip character, Linus, who was never without his security blanket, the project donates quilts to causes including hospices and womens' refuges.
    • Children love them and parents hate them: the security blanket.
    • Phoebe's favourite character was a Tweenie doll called Fizz who went everywhere with her along with her little piece of flannelette security blanket.
    • I made beds, curtains, blankets, washcloths, bath toys, wall decals, lamps, rugs, hampers, stuffed animals, security blankets and night lights.
    • The truth is, we never really forget the feeling of comfort that old security blanket gave us against our fears, real and imagined.
    • I went and got Paws, my security-bear (I never really had a security blanket, I had Paws).
    • Make lists of items and games they want to take along (do not underestimate these items; they are the equivalent of a younger child's security blanket!).
    • Richard H. Passman, a psychologist at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, initially set out to determine whether children with secure attachments to their mothers were more or less likely to have a security blanket.
    • Behavioral changes include sexual acting out, aggression, problems in school, regression (e.g., return to thumb sucking, use of a security blanket), sleep disturbances, depression and eating disturbances.
    • My security blanket was a pair of jeans with a Smurf on the back pocket that I wore until they were capris, much to my sister's eternal amusement.
    • A good baby blanket not only helps a newborn feel secure while swaddled, but also can serve as a security blanket for years to come.
    • The group joined Project Linus, a scheme inspired by the Peanuts character who would not be seen without his security blanket.
    1. 1.1 Something that provides reassurance, support, or a sense of security.
      investors no longer see gold as a security blanket
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Not having the phone can create a lot of anxiety, so the phone today has become our security blanket.
      • Her money acted as a security blanket for her.
      • Just as an added security blanket, you may want to archive your personal, precious stuff to a recordable DVD disc periodically.
      • Addictions are hard to let go of because, over time, they sort of act as security blankets, and it's difficult to remember what life was like without them.
      • Whatever the choice, having a stand-by system in place is a nice security blanket that more than pays for itself when the power goes down.
      • Cash has become a corporate security blanket, something executives cling to in frightening times.
      • For most businesses, warehouses full of stuff are a kind of security blanket.
      • His grief focused his energies on the band, which he was later to describe as his security blanket, and out of necessity, friendships were relegated.
      • In the end a coach is more a security blanket, someone to turn to in times of crisis.
      • Now cash is one of the few security blankets for wary CFOs.
      • The backup is more of a security blanket.
      • The past has always been a security blanket for Celtic fans.
      • He might not love her but you have to admit she was his security blanket.
      • The past always has been a security blanket for Bostonians.
      • This guy uses his hair as a security blanket, hiding behind it when things aren't going his way.
      • At their most basic, convertibles provide a sort of security blanket for investors wishing to participate in the growth of a particular company they're unsure of.
      • Music is my security blanket.
  • 2British A set of security measures or sanctions, typically imposed in order to maintain complete secrecy about something.

    〈英〉(为保密而进行的)新闻检查

    the size of the Regular Army is under a security blanket
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This weekend, the capital is under a tight security blanket.
    • Interest in fusion as a source of energy was stifled in the 1940s and early 1950s by the security blanket on all nuclear work.
    • Despite the intense security blanket, a little has leaked out about the fate of the four survivors.
    • Details of the recovery operation are still subject to a security blanket so there are different accounts of what ensued.
    • At Heathrow where there was a tight security blanket on information it was learnt that the crew were staying at the Europa Hotel.
    • A night-time security blanket could be thrown around the city.
    • The investigative team used the national security blanket to keep everything under wraps.
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