shroud

US /ʃraʊd/

UK /ʃraʊd/

C1 高級
  • v. 壽衣 ; 掩遮之物 ; 覆蓋物 ; 支桅索 ; 以白壽衣裹覆 ; 包 ; 遮蓋 ; 隱蓋 ; 籠罩
  • n. 裹屍布

例句

A human form lay there, wrapped in a shroud.

(figurative) The nuclear project was cloaked in a shroud of secrecy.