shroud
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A shroud is a cloth which is used for wrapping a dead body. 裹尸布
...the burial shroud. …下葬裹尸布。
2. V-T If something has been shrouded in mystery or secrecy, very little information about it has been made available. 掩盖
For years the teaching of acting has been shrouded in mystery. 数年来,表演教学一直被蒙上神秘的色彩。
3. V-T If darkness, fog, or smoke shrouds an area, it covers it so that it is difficult to see. 笼罩
Mist shrouded the hilltops. 薄雾笼罩了那些山顶。
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shroud /ʃraʊd/ (shrouding,shrouded,shrouds)
剑桥词典
shroud noun [C] (CLOTH)
a cloth or long , loose piece of clothing that is used to wrap a dead body before it is buried
裹尸布
shroud noun [C] (HIDE)
a layer of something that covers or surrounds something
遮蔽物;罩;幕
Everything was covered in a thick shroud of dust . 所有东西上都积了厚厚的一层尘土。
a situation that prevents something from being known or understood
谜局
The truth about the accident remains hidden beneath a shroud of secrecy . 事故的真相一直是个谜。 返回 shroud