security blanket

英 [sɪˈkjʊərəti blæŋkɪt]

美 [sɪˈkjʊrəti blæŋkɪt]

n.  (儿童借以得到安全感的)安慰毯，安慰物; 保护物; 防护措施; 安全保障; 保密令; 保密措施

牛津词典

noun

• （儿童借以得到安全感的）安慰毯，安慰物
  a blanket or other object that a child holds in order to feel safe
• 保护物；防护措施；安全保障
  something that provides protection against attack, danger, etc.
  1. A firewall provides an essential security blanket for your computer network.
     防火墙为计算机网络提供了基本安全保障。
• 保密令；保密措施
  official orders or measures that prevent people from knowing about, seeing, etc. sth
  1. The government has thrown a security blanket around the talks.
     政府明令禁止泄露谈判内容。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 给人安全感之物;慰藉
  If you refer to something as asecurity blanket, you mean that it provides someone with a feeling of safety and comfort when they are in a situation that worries them or makes them feel nervous.
  1. Alan sings with shy intensity, hiding behind the security blanket of his guitar.
     艾伦非常害羞地唱着，用怀里的吉他挡住自己以获得此许安全感。
• 安乐毯(一种供婴儿抓摸吮咬使其获得安慰的布料或衣服)
  A baby'ssecurity blanketis a piece of cloth or clothing which the baby holds and chews in order to feel comforted.

英英释义

noun

• a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety
• anything that an adult person uses to reduce anxiety

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