a pall of something

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha pall of somethinga pall of somethingliterary an unpleasant quality that seems to be in a place or situation The area is enveloped in a pall of neglect. → pallExamples from the Corpusa pall of something• When he got to the car the engine was running and a pall of acrid fumes gathered in the still air.• The Internal Investigations Division, a self-policing unit set up by Wilson, had become known as a pall of whitewash.• One would find oneself driving along in a pall of black poison.• The smoldering ruins wrapped the city in a pall of smoke.• The south in particular was enveloped in a pall of neglect.• His excitement meant nothing to her; she felt she was covering him with a pall of ash.

单词	a pall of something
释义	a pall of something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha pall of somethinga pall of somethingliterary an unpleasant quality that seems to be in a place or situation The area is enveloped in a pall of neglect. → pallExamples from the Corpusa pall of something• When he got to the car the engine was running and a pall of acrid fumes gathered in the still air.• The Internal Investigations Division, a self-policing unit set up by Wilson, had become known as a pall of whitewash.• One would find oneself driving along in a pall of black poison.• The smoldering ruins wrapped the city in a pall of smoke.• The south in particular was enveloped in a pall of neglect.• His excitement meant nothing to her; she felt she was covering him with a pall of ash.
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