| 释义 |
shroud1 /shrowd/ noun- A garment or piece of cloth used to wrap a corpse, a winding sheet
- A garment, clothes (obsolete)
- An enveloping or protective covering, screen, shelter, or shade
- (in pl) a set of ropes from the masthead to a ship's sides to give lateral support to the mast
- An extension from the rear of a fixed aerofoil surface covering the leading edge of eg a flap hinged to it (aeronautics)
- A streamlined covering used to protect the payload during launch (space)
- An extension of the metal parts in electrical devices (subject to high voltages) to protect the insulating dielectric (telecommunications)
transitive verb- To enclose in a shroud
- To cover, envelop
- To hide
- To shelter
intransitive verb To take shelter ORIGIN: OE scrūd; ON skrūth clothing, gear, from Gmc base skraud-, skreud-, skrud- cut; see also shred shroudˈed adjective shroudˈing noun and adjective shroudˈless adjective Without a shroud shroudˈy adjective Giving shelter shroud-laidˈ adjective (of a rope) having four strands twisted round a central strand or heart shroud line noun Any one of the cords of a parachute by which the load is suspended from the canopy |