shroud
柯林斯詞典
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. 掩蓋
For years the teaching of acting has been shrouded in mystery. 數(shù)年來(lái),表演教學(xué)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. 籠罩
Mist shrouded the hilltops. 薄霧籠罩了那些山頂。
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shroud /?ra?d/ (shrouding,shrouded,shrouds)
劍橋詞典
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 . 所有東西上都積了厚厚的一層塵土。
a situation that prevents something from being known or understood
謎局
The truth about the accident remains hidden beneath a shroud of secrecy . 事故的真相一直是個(gè)謎。 返回 shroud