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单词 enshroud
释义
enshroud
verb[T]
uk
/ɪnˈʃraʊd/us
/ɪnˈʃraʊd/

enshroudverb[T](COVER)

literary
tocoversomething so that it cannot beseenclearly:
遮蔽；笼罩；掩盖
TheplanetVenusis enshroudedinthickclouds.金星笼罩在厚厚的云层中。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to lie on the surface of someone or something
  • coverSnow covered the ground.
  • overlayClicking this button will overlay your map with satellite images of the terrain.
  • blanketThe fields were blanketed with early-morning mist.
  • enshroudThe mountaintops were enshrouded in a thick veil of cloud.
  • buryThe shed was completely buried by rubble.
  • be carpeted with somethingThe aisle was carpeted with rose petals.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Covering and adding layers
  • additive
  • asphalt
  • bestrew
  • blanket
  • blindfold
  • gilt
  • gum
  • inlaid
  • lag
  • laminate
  • layer
  • obliterate
  • render
  • retread
  • seasoned
  • slapsomethingon
  • smothersomethingin/withsomething
  • studded
  • tent
  • wax
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Hiding and disguising

enshroudverb[T](KEEP SECRET)

to make somethingdifficulttoknoworunderstand:
保密；掩盖真相
Thewholeaffairwas enshrouded insecrecy.整个事件是保密的。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Hiding and disguising
  • be holed upidiom
  • booby trap
  • camo
  • camouflage
  • camouflaged
  • cloak
  • drown
  • hit the deckidiom
  • hole up (somewhere)
  • illusion
  • incognito
  • infiltration
  • obscure
  • secrete
  • shutsomeone/somethingout
  • sidle
  • skulk
  • smokescreen
  • stash
  • tuck
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(Definition ofenshroudfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofenshroud

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Culla strikes out aimlessly across the country attempting to escape the circumstances that have enshrouded him and forget his sins.
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A dense layer of gas and dusts enshrouds the central star, blocking its direct light from our view.
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The first is that the neutron star is enshrouded in dense dust clouds so that it can not be seen.
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The story of their martyrdom is enshrouded in myth, and though they share the same feast day, the saints were not martyred together or at the same time.
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A fog enshrouds the streets.
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I cannot understand the air of despondency, tragedy and misery which seemed toenshroudall the speeches.
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The whole object of bureaucracy is toenshroudtheir operations in secrecy as much as possible.
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He has a pair of mechanical bat wings granting him flight, and he controls a colony of bats that he uses toenshroudhis opponent.
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The pictures have 'a middle distance enshrouded in deep shadow and an elevated foreground platform'.
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In the face of historical scrutiny the castrato will always remain somehow inscrutable, a figure enshrouded in mystery.
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Although enshrouded in our ignorance, yet they enshrine our deepest hopes and dreams, and express our greatest fears and nightmares.
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From the 1860s onwards the capital found itself regularly enshrouded in 'gritty black'.
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Therefore, the basis on which massive decisions are made on the expenditure of more than £3,300 million will be enshrouded in uncertainty for a long time.
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However, the fog that enshrouds such debates is still quite impenetrable.
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I do not think he realises the cruel position of these men, the terrible uncertainty in which their lives are enshrouded.
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