1. 裹尸布;壽衣 A shroud is a cloth which is used for wrapping a dead body.
2. 遮蔽物;覆蓋物 You can refer to something that surrounds an object or situation as a shroud of something.
e.g. ...a parked car huddled under a shroud of grey snow... 車(chē)身上覆著(zhù)一層灰白色積雪的停放著(zhù)的汽車(chē) e.g. Ministers are as keen as ever to wrap their activities in a shroud of secrecy. 部長(cháng)們都一如既往地迫切想要將他們的行動(dòng)搞得神神秘秘的。
3. 隱瞞;保密;掩飾;掩蓋 If something has been shrouded in mystery or secrecy, very little information about it has been made available.
e.g. For years the teaching of acting has been shrouded in mystery. 多年以來(lái)表演教學(xué)一直蒙著(zhù)神秘的面紗。 e.g. ...the secrecy which has shrouded the whole affair. 籠罩著(zhù)整件事的詭秘氣氛
shrouded His demise is as shrouded in mystery as ever. 他的死亡一直籠罩著(zhù)神秘色彩。
4. (黑暗、煙霧等)遮蔽，籠罩 If darkness, fog, or smoke shrouds an area, it covers it so that it is difficult to see.
e.g. Mist shrouded the outline of Buckingham Palace. 霧靄蒙蒙，白金漢宮若隱若現。
shrouded The area is shrouded in smoke. 整個(gè)地區籠罩在煙霧之中。
shroud英英釋義
noun
1. burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
Synonym: pallcerementwinding-sheetwinding-clothes
2. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
Synonym: sheettackmainsheetweather sheet
3. a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
verb
1. wrap in a shroud
e.g. shroud the corpses
2. cover as if with a shroud
e.g. The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery