shroud

shroud

S0376500 (shroud)n.1. A cloth used to wrap a body for burial; a winding sheet.2. Something that conceals, protects, or screens: under a shroud of fog.3. a. Nautical One of a set of ropes or wire cables stretched from the masthead to the sides of a vessel to support the mast.b. A similar supporting line for a smokestack or comparable structure.c. One of the ropes connecting the harness and canopy of a parachute.v. shroud·ed, shroud·ing, shrouds v.tr.1. To wrap (a corpse) in burial clothing.2. a. To envelop and obscure or shut off from sight: Fog shrouded the city. See Synonyms at block.b. To envelop or be associated with and make difficult to understand: "Diabetes continued as a kind of underground disease, shrouded in myth and bereft of advocates" (James S. Hirsch).3. Archaic To shelter; protect.v.intr. Archaic To take cover; find shelter.

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[Middle English schrud, garment, from Old English scrūd.]

shroud

(ʃraʊd) n1. (Clothing & Fashion) a garment or piece of cloth used to wrap a dead body2. anything that envelops like a garment: a shroud of mist. 3. a protective covering for a piece of equipment4. (Astronautics) astronautics a streamlined protective covering used to protect the payload during a rocket-powered launch5. (Nautical Terms) nautical one of a pattern of ropes or cables used to stay a mast6. (Building) any of a set of wire cables stretched between a smokestack or similar structure and the ground, to prevent side sway7. (Aeronautics) Also called: shroud line any of a set of lines running from the canopy of a parachute to the harnessvb8. (tr) to wrap in a shroud9. (tr) to cover, envelop, or hide10. archaic to seek or give shelter[Old English scrūd garment; related to Old Norse skrūth gear] ˈshroudless adj

shroud

(ʃraʊd)

n. 1. a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial. 2. something that covers, conceals, or protects: a shroud of darkness. 3. any of a number of fixed ropes or wires that converge from the head of a ship's mast and keep it from swaying. 4. Also called shroud′ line`. any of a number of suspension cords of a parachute attaching the load to the canopy. v.t. 5. to wrap or clothe for burial; enshroud. 6. to cover; hide from view. 7. to veil in obscurity or mystery. 8. Archaic. to take shelter. [before 1000; Old English scrūd, c. Old Norse skrūth apparel]

shroud

Past participle: shrouded
Gerund: shrouding

Imperative
shroud
shroud

Present
I shroud
you shroud
he/she/it shrouds
we shroud
you shroud
they shroud

Preterite
I shrouded
you shrouded
he/she/it shrouded
we shrouded
you shrouded
they shrouded

Present Continuous
I am shrouding
you are shrouding
he/she/it is shrouding
we are shrouding
you are shrouding
they are shrouding

Present Perfect
I have shrouded
you have shrouded
he/she/it has shrouded
we have shrouded
you have shrouded
they have shrouded

Past Continuous
I was shrouding
you were shrouding
he/she/it was shrouding
we were shrouding
you were shrouding
they were shrouding

Past Perfect
I had shrouded
you had shrouded
he/she/it had shrouded
we had shrouded
you had shrouded
they had shrouded

Future
I will shroud
you will shroud
he/she/it will shroud
we will shroud
you will shroud
they will shroud

Future Perfect
I will have shrouded
you will have shrouded
he/she/it will have shrouded
we will have shrouded
you will have shrouded
they will have shrouded

Future Continuous
I will be shrouding
you will be shrouding
he/she/it will be shrouding
we will be shrouding
you will be shrouding
they will be shrouding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been shrouding
you have been shrouding
he/she/it has been shrouding
we have been shrouding
you have been shrouding
they have been shrouding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been shrouding
you will have been shrouding
he/she/it will have been shrouding
we will have been shrouding
you will have been shrouding
they will have been shrouding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been shrouding
you had been shrouding
he/she/it had been shrouding
we had been shrouding
you had been shrouding
they had been shrouding

Conditional
I would shroud
you would shroud
he/she/it would shroud
we would shroud
you would shroud
they would shroud

Past Conditional
I would have shrouded
you would have shrouded
he/she/it would have shrouded
we would have shrouded
you would have shrouded
they would have shrouded

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shroud - a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachuteline - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line"chute, parachute - rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
	2.	shroud - (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the windmainsheet, weather sheet, tack, sheetsailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailorfuttock shroud - shroud that is part of a ship's riggingline - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line"ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
	3.	shroud - burial garment in which a corpse is wrappedcerement, winding-clothes, winding-sheet, pallburial garment - cloth used to cover a corpse in preparation for burial
Verb	1.	shroud - cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"enshroud, hide, coverenclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap - enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"
	2.	shroud - form a cover like a shroud; "Mist shrouded the castle"spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave"
	3.	shroud - wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses"wrap, wrap up - arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present"

shroud

noun1. winding sheet, grave clothes, cerecloth, cerement a burial shroud2. covering, veil, mantle, screen, cloud, pall a parked car huddled under a shroud of grey snowverb1. conceal, cover, screen, hide, surround, blanket, veil, cloak, swathe, envelop Mist shrouded the outline of the palace.

shroud

verb1. To cut off from sight:block (out), conceal, hide, obscure, obstruct, screen, shut off (or out).2. To surround and cover completely so as to obscure:cloak, clothe, enfold, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, infold, invest, veil, wrap.3. To prevent (something) from being known:cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, hush (up), mask, veil.Idioms: keep under cover, keep under wraps.

Translations

寿衣掩盖掩蔽裹尸布遮蔽物

shroud

(ʃraud) noun1. a cloth wrapped around a dead body. 裹屍布，壽衣 裹尸布，寿衣 2. something that covers. a shroud of mist. 遮蔽物 遮蔽物 verb to cover or hide. The incident was shrouded in mystery. 掩蔽(蓋) 掩蔽（盖）