Word · Frequency #14062
shrouding
遮蔽；掩盖
shrouding is the present participle of shroud.
核心释义
to cover or hide something from view, as if with a cloth
- 1.
用裹尸布覆盖。
To cover with a shroud.
- 2.
遮蔽；隐藏；掩盖。
To conceal or hide from view, as if by a shroud.
- 3.
躲避；庇护。
To take shelter or harbour.
用裹尸布包裹；躲避；栖身；用裹尸布覆盖。；遮蔽；隐藏；掩盖。；躲避；庇护。
用法In use
Dense fog shrouded the valley, making it impossible to see the village below.
用法提示：shroud作动词，意为“遮蔽”，此处用过去式shrouded。
The details of the deal remain shrouded in secrecy.
用法提示：shroud作动词，构成be shrouded in结构，表示“被……遮蔽/笼罩”。
Night shrouded the city as the streetlights flickered on one by one.
用法提示：shroud作动词，表示“笼罩”，此处用过去式。
be shrouded in sth
常用被动形式，表示被某物覆盖或隐藏。
The mountain peak was shrouded in thick fog.
山顶被浓雾笼罩着。
shroud sth in sth
主动用法，表示用某物遮蔽或隐藏。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- be shrouded in mystery
- 被神秘笼罩；扑朔迷离
- The origins of the ancient temple are shrouded in mystery.这座古庙的起源笼罩在神秘之中。
- be shrouded in fog
- 被浓雾笼罩
- The city was shrouded in fog this morning.今天早晨这座城市被浓雾笼罩。
- be shrouded in secrecy
- 被保密；处于保密状态
- The government's decision-making process was shrouded in secrecy.政府的决策过程被笼罩在保密之中。
- be shrouded in darkness
- 被黑暗笼罩；一片漆黑
- The village was shrouded in darkness after the power cut.停电后，村庄笼罩在黑暗中。
- be shrouded in controversy
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：裹尸布（shroud）一裹，真相就被遮住——shroud 就是‘遮蔽、掩盖’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、新闻报道、正式演讲 shroud 作动词时通常用于较正式或书面的语言，比较常见于描写被雾、黑暗、秘密等笼罩或掩盖的场景，常以 be shrouded in sth 的形式出现；日常口语中多改用 cover 或 hide。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用被动语态，后接介词in，如：be shrouded in mist.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
loud、cloud、proud、crowd、aloud都与shroud押韵，都以/aʊd/结尾。注意shroud的形近词should读/ʃʊd/，shout读/ʃaʊt/，都不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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