A shroud is a cloth which is used for wrapping a dead body.
N-COUNT
遮蔽物;覆蓋物
You can refer to something that surrounds an object or situation as a shroud of something.
例句
...a parked car huddled under a shroud of grey snow...車身上覆著一層灰白色積雪的停放著的汽車Ministers are as keen as ever to wrap their activities in a shroud of secrecy.部長(zhǎng)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。
VERB
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.
例句
For years the teaching of acting has been shrouded in mystery.多年以來(lái)表演教學(xué)一直蒙著神秘的面紗。...the secrecy which has shrouded the whole affair.籠罩著整件事的詭秘氣氛
VERB
(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.
例句
Mist shrouded the outline of Buckingham Palace.霧靄蒙蒙，白金漢宮若隱若現(xiàn)。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
遮蔽物; 覆蓋物; 罩; 幕
A shroud of secrecy surrounds the plan.這個(gè)計(jì)劃神秘莫測(cè)。
vt.
覆蓋, 遮蔽, 隱藏
The mist shrouding the walley had lifted.籠罩山谷的霧靄散去了。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
2. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
3. burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
Verb
1. cover as if with a shroud;
"The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"