shroud
/ʃraud; ʃraʊd/ n
1 (also `winding-sheet) [C]
cloth or sheet in which a dead person is wrapped for burial 裹尸布; 寿衣.
2 [C] ~ (of sth) (fig 比喻) thing that covers and hides 覆盖物; 遮蔽物
a shroud of fog, smoke, etc 一片浓雾、 烟雾等
cloaked in a shroud of mystery/secrecy 笼罩在神秘的[秘密的]气氛中.
3 shrouds [pl]
ropes supporting a ship's masts 支桅索. shroud, v [Tn.pr esp passive 尤用於被动语态] ~ sth in sth cover or hide sth with sth 用某物覆盖或遮蔽他物
shrouded in darkness, mist, etc 笼罩在黑暗、 雾霭等中
a crime shrouded in mystery 笼罩在神秘气氛中的罪案.