单词 | shroud |
释义 | shroud —shroud /ʃraʊd/ noun [C] (CLOTH) ► F0 a cloth or long, loose piece of clothing that is used to wrap a dead body before it is buriedThesaurus+: ↑Burying, cremating and preserving bodiesnoun [C] (HIDE) F0 a layer of something that covers or surrounds something: » Everything was covered in a thick shroud of dust.Thesaurus+: ↑Coverings and layersF0 a situation that prevents something from being known or understood: » The truth about the accident remains hidden beneath a shroud of secrecy.Thesaurus+: ↑Hiding and disguisingverb [T] ↑Verb Endings for shroud ► F0 to hide something by covering or surrounding it: » Visitors have complained about the scaffolding that shrouds half the castle.» Suddenly all the lights went out and the house was shrouded in darkness.» The mist shrouding the valley had lifted by eight o'clock.Thesaurus+: ↑Hiding and disguising |
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