English主要词典
shroud
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
1 a piece of fabric that a dead person's body is wrapped in before it is buried:
a burial shroud
2 ~ of sth (written) a thing that covers, surrounds or hides sth:
The organization is cloaked in a shroud of secrecy. * a shroud of smoke
verb [VN] [usuallypassive] ~ sth in sth
1 (of darkness, clouds, fabric, etc.) to cover or hide sth:
The city was shrouded in mist. * furniture shrouded in dust sheets
2 to hide information or keep it secret and mysterious:
His family background is shrouded in mystery.
