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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7969 COCA: 7300
veil
veɪl veɪl
Word forms: plural veils
1 N-COUNT 面纱;面罩 A veil is a piece of thin soft cloth that women sometimes wear over their heads and which can also cover their face. 面纱;面罩

  • She's got long fair hair but she's got a veil over it.

    她有一头金色的长发，但她用头巾包住了。

  • She swathes her face in a veil of decorative muslin.

    她用装饰性的薄纱遮住了脸。

SYN mask, cover, shroud, film
2 N-COUNT [usually singular] 掩盖物;遮蔽物 You can refer to something that hides or partly hides a situation or activity as a veil . 掩盖物;遮蔽物

  • The country is ridding itself of its disgraced prime minister in a veil of secrecy. [+ of]

    这个国家暗地里正试图把失势的首相赶下台。

  • The chilling facts behind this veil of silence were slow to emerge. [+ of]

    沉默背后的骇人真相慢慢显露出来。

SYN screen, mask, disguise, blind
3 N-COUNT （薄雾等）幕障 You can refer to something that you can partly see through, for example a mist, as a veil. （薄雾等）幕障 [literary]

  • The eruption has left a thin veil of dust in the upper atmosphere. [+ of]

    火山爆发在高层大气中留下了一层薄薄的尘土。

  • He recognized the coast of England through a veil of mist.

    透过薄雾他认出了那是英格兰的海岸线。

  • He retreated behind a veil of cigarette smoke.

    他隐藏在一层香烟烟雾之后。

SYN film, cover, curtain, cloak
4 PHRASE 隐瞒;避而不谈 If you draw a veil over something, you stop talking about it because it is too unpleasant to talk about. 隐瞒;避而不谈

  • The clamour to draw a veil over the minister's extra-marital activities reeks of hypocrisy.

    想要掩饰部长婚外情的喧嚣叫嚷之声让人倍感虚伪。

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7969 COCA: 7300
veil

noun¹

 1piece of material for covering a woman's head面紗ADJECTIVE | VERB + VEIL | VEIL + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤thin薄面紗➤black, white黑色／白色面紗▸➤bridal, wedding新娘的面紗◇The bridal veil was fringed with lace.新娘戴的面紗上鑲着花邊。➤Islamic伊斯蘭面紗VERB + VEIL➤wear戴面紗➤take做修女◇to take the veil (= become a nun) 做修女➤lift, pull back, remove, take off掀起面紗；除掉面紗VEIL + VERB➤cover sth, hide sth面紗蓋着⋯／掩藏着⋯◇A veil covered her face.面紗蒙着她的臉。PREPOSITION➤behind a/the veil在面紗後◇I couldn't see her face behind the veil.我看不清她蒙着面紗的臉。
veil

noun²

 2sth that stops you knowing the full truth about sth掩飾物；幌子ADJECTIVE | VERB + VEIL | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤discreet (BrE) 暗中掩飾◇I'll draw a discreet veil over the rest of the proceedings.我會不動聲色地將其餘的會議記錄藏起來。VERB + VEIL➤lift揭開面紗◇The government has decided to lift the veil on its plans.政府決定公開各項計劃。➤penetrate, pierce戳破面紗▸➤draw, throw蒙上面紗◇It would be better to draw a veil over what happened next (= not talk about it).後來發生的事情還是不談為妙。PREPOSITION➤behind a veil of, under a veil of在⋯掩蓋下◇The work is carried out behind a veil of secrecy.這項工作是暗中進行的。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7969 COCA: 7300
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7969 COCA: 7300
veil
Hats and other things worn on the head: balaclava, bandanna, baseball cap...
The religion of Islam: Allah, ayatollah, begum...
Layers and coverings: surface, cover, layer...
Not knowing about something: ignorant, unacquainted, unknowing...
To cover something with a specific substance: carpet, paper, plaster...
To hide, or to hide something: hide, cover, obscure...

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