shroud
noun [ C ] uk/ʃraʊd/ us/ʃraʊd/
(CLOTH)
裹尸布
a cloth or long, loose piece of clothing that is used to wrap a dead body before it is buried
(HIDE)
遮蔽物；罩；幕
a layer of something that covers or surrounds something
Everything was covered in a thick shroud of dust. 所有东西上都积了厚厚的一层尘土。
谜局
a situation that prevents something from being known or understood
The truth about the accident remains hidden beneath a shroud of secrecy. 事故的真相一直是个谜。
shroud
verb [ T ] uk/ʃraʊd/ us/ʃraʊd/
遮蔽；覆盖；隐藏
to hide something by covering or surrounding it
Visitors have complained about the scaffolding that shrouds half the castle. 游客们抱怨脚手架遮蔽了半个城堡。
Suddenly all the lights went out and the house was shrouded in darkness. 突然，所有的灯都灭了，房子笼罩在一片黑暗中。
The mist shrouding the valley had lifted by eight o'clock. 笼罩着山谷的薄雾到8点时散去了。
Idiom
be shrouded in secrecy/mysteryidiom 成了一个谜，笼罩在谜团中
to be a matter about which very little is known or understood
Her whereabouts have been shrouded in secrecy since she received the death threat. 自从收到死亡威胁后，她的行踪就成了一个谜。