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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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