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shroud
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural shrouds
plural shrouds
Learner's definition of SHROUD
[count]
1
: a cloth that is used to wrap a dead body裹尸布；寿衣
2
literary : something that covers or hides something覆盖物；遮蔽物 — usually + of
- covered in a shroud of secrecy/fog笼罩在神秘气氛/浓雾中
2 shroud /ˈʃraʊd/ verb
shrouds; shrouded; shrouding
2 shroud
/ˈʃraʊd/
verb
shrouds; shrouded; shrouding
Learner's definition of SHROUD
[+ object] literary
: to cover or hide (something)遮蔽；隐藏
- Fog shrouded the land.雾气笼罩着大地。
- The mountains were shrouded in fog.群山被大雾笼罩。
- Their work is shrouded in secrecy.他们的工作被蒙上了神秘的色彩。
2
: something that covers, screens, or guards: such as
a
: one of two flanges that give peripheral support to turbine or fan bedding
b
: a guard (as of ceramic or fiberglass) that protects a spacecraft from the heat of launching
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun the truth of the affair will always be hidden under a shroud of secrecy Verb The mountains were shrouded in fog. Their work is shrouded in secrecy.
Recent Examples on the Web
Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 Also contributing to the shroud of secrecy: Valuable art can be held and traded by offshore shell companies in free ports in places such as Geneva and Singapore to avoid taxes and other oversight. Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022 Adair and her cofounder (who chooses to operate under the shroud of anonymity because of her profession) have their own ideas of who makes up their nearly 200,000 followers. Ana Escalante, Glamour, 29 July 2022 Republicans worry the flights are done under a shroud of secrecy, calling the operations clandestine. al, 17 July 2022 Air is drawn in through the shroud and passed over both of these filters. Kiana Murden, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2022 Photographs posted online showed him being carried through a crowd, and a grieving man carrying what appeared to be a dead child covered in a shroud. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 His mother bought a shroud and a small coffin, which stood in a corner of the house for the rest of his youth. Thomas Meaney, The New Republic, 30 Mar. 2022 The new natural-funeral industry—death-positive rites less stiff than embalming, including mushroom-shroud burial suits—is changing that. Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021 Ephrat Livni And Lauren Hirsch, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022 The National Weather Service says that June gloom clouds might shroud the coast all the way to Interstate 15. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2022 In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a quintessential character actor, a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble gravitas. Jake Coyle, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2022 In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful, weary appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble sensitivity. Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2022 In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a quintessential character actor, a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble gravitas. CBS News, 13 June 2022 Just as striking, though, are the mists that shroud the water line, sometimes ascending in vaporous columns, and the diffused light that streaks the lake’s surface and highlights the trees’ trunks and leaves. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 However, the right to information can be violated if individuals are constantly fed lies that shroud the truth. Naveen Joshi, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021 Stop doom-scrolling and shroud yourself for a couple hours in the mysteries and pleasures of Over the Garden Wall. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2021 See More
Noun
The threat of sudden, remorseless racial violence hangs over Spooner’s memoir like a shroud. Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 Also contributing to the shroud of secrecy: Valuable art can be held and traded by offshore shell companies in free ports in places such as Geneva and Singapore to avoid taxes and other oversight. Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022 Adair and her cofounder (who chooses to operate under the shroud of anonymity because of her profession) have their own ideas of who makes up their nearly 200,000 followers. Ana Escalante, Glamour, 29 July 2022 Republicans worry the flights are done under a shroud of secrecy, calling the operations clandestine. al, 17 July 2022 Air is drawn in through the shroud and passed over both of these filters. Kiana Murden, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2022 Photographs posted online showed him being carried through a crowd, and a grieving man carrying what appeared to be a dead child covered in a shroud. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 His mother bought a shroud and a small coffin, which stood in a corner of the house for the rest of his youth. Thomas Meaney, The New Republic, 30 Mar. 2022 The new natural-funeral industry—death-positive rites less stiff than embalming, including mushroom-shroud burial suits—is changing that. Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021 Verb
Disney claims that Visa and Mastercard used corporate maneuvering to shroud their hold on the industry. Ephrat Livni And Lauren Hirsch, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022 The National Weather Service says that June gloom clouds might shroud the coast all the way to Interstate 15. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2022 In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a quintessential character actor, a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble gravitas. Jake Coyle, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2022 In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful, weary appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble sensitivity. Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2022 In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a quintessential character actor, a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble gravitas. CBS News, 13 June 2022 Just as striking, though, are the mists that shroud the water line, sometimes ascending in vaporous columns, and the diffused light that streaks the lake’s surface and highlights the trees’ trunks and leaves. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 However, the right to information can be violated if individuals are constantly fed lies that shroud the truth. Naveen Joshi, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021 Stop doom-scrolling and shroud yourself for a couple hours in the mysteries and pleasures of Over the Garden Wall. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, garment, from Old English scrūd; akin to Old English scrēade shred — more at shred entry 1
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3a
Time Traveler
The first known use of shroud was in the 14th century Phrases Containing shroud
noun
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