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裹尸布;壽衣
A shroud is a cloth which is used for wrapping a dead body.
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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.
部長們都一如既往地迫切想要將他們的行動搞得神神秘秘的。
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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.
多年以來表演教學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
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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。