shroud
[ʃraʊd] noun countable
CLOTH 布
■a cloth or long loose piece of clothing that is used to wrap a dead body before it is buried 裹尸布
[ʃraʊd] noun countable
HIDE 隐藏
■a layer of something which 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 which 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。
[ʃraʊd] verb transitive
■to hide something by covering or surrounding it 遮蔽；覆盖；隐藏•Visitors have complained about the scaffolding that shrouds half the castle.游客们抱怨应架遮蔽了半个城堡。 •Suddenly all the lights went out and the house was shrouded in darkness.突然，所有的灯都灭了，房子笼罩在一片黑暗中。 •The mist shrouding the valley had lifted by eight o'clock.笼罩着山谷的薄雾在八点时散去了。
[ʃraʊd] verb transitive
be shrouded in secrecy/mystery
■to be a matter about which very little is known or understood 成了一个谜，笼罩在谜团中•Her whereabouts have been shrouded in secrecy since she received the death threat.自从收到死亡威胁后，她的行踪就成了一个谜。 |