shroud
- IPA[ʃraʊd]
英式
- a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial；a protective casing or cover
- wrap or dress (a body) in a shroud for burial；cover or envelop so as to conceal from view
verb: shroud, 3rd person present: shrouds, gerund or present participle: shrouding, past tense: shrouded, past participle: shrouded
noun: shroud, plural noun: shrouds
- 釋義
- 相關詞
名詞
- 1. a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial he was buried in a linen shroud 同義詞
- ▪ technical a protective casing or cover the trigger shroud prevents snagging on clothing
- 2. a thing that envelops or obscures something a shroud of mist they operate behind a shroud of secrecy 同義詞
- 3. a set of ropes forming part of the standing rigging of a sailing boat and supporting the mast or topmast.
- ▪ each of the lines joining the canopy of a parachute to the harness.
動詞
- 1. wrap or dress (a body) in a shroud for burial the body was washed and shrouded
- 2. cover or envelop so as to conceal from view mountains shrouded by cloud the mystery which shrouds the origins of the universe
- (especially in the context of healthcare funding) the practice of focusing on the potentially ... he accused Labour councils of shroud-waving over spending cuts the government's shroud-waving critics
Oxford Dictionary
- (of rope) made of four strands laid right-handed on a core.
Oxford Dictionary
- (of rope) made of four strands laid right-handed, typically around a core, used especially on ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- a relic, preserved at Turin since 1578, venerated as the winding sheet in which Christ's ...
Oxford Dictionary
- a relic, preserved at Turin since 1578, venerated as the winding sheet in which Christ's ...
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[SHroud]
美式
- a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial: he was buried in a linen shroud
- wrap or dress (a body) in a shroud for burial: the body was washed and shrouded
Oxford American Dictionary
