veil
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A veil is a piece of thin soft cloth that women sometimes wear over their heads and that can also cover their face. 面纱
She's got long fair hair but she's got a veil over it. 她有长长的金发,却把面纱罩于其上。
2. N-COUNT You can refer to something that hides or partly hides a situation or activity as a veil. 掩饰物
The country is ridding itself of its disgraced prime minister in a veil of secrecy. 该国正在暗地里将其名誉扫地的首相赶下台。
3. N-COUNT You can refer to something that you can partly see through, such as a mist, as a veil. (薄雾等) 半透明物[文学性]
The eruption has left a thin veil of dust in the upper atmosphere. 这次火山喷发在上层大气中留下了一个薄薄的尘土层。
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veil /veɪl/ (veils)
剑桥词典
- The veil fell almost to her waist .
- The bride wore a veil with a wreath of silk flowers .
- The women there all wear veils.
veil noun (COVERING FACE)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a piece of thin material worn by women to cover the face or head
面纱;面罩
After the ceremony , the bride lifted up her veil to kiss her husband . 仪式过后,新娘撩起面纱亲吻她的丈夫。
The women wore black veils that covered all but their eyes . 那些女人戴着黑色面纱,把除眼睛之外的所有地方都遮住了。
take the veil
A Christian woman who takes the veil becomes a nun .
成为修女
take/adopt the veil
A Muslim woman who takes or adopts the veil decides to wear traditional Muslim clothing .
决定穿戴穆斯林女性的传统服装
例句
veil noun (HIDING SOMETHING)
[ 单数名词 ] literarya thin covering that hides something or stops you from seeing something clearly
遮蔽物;笼罩物
The view over the lake was obscured by a veil of mist that hung in the air . 薄雾笼罩下,湖面上的景色看上去模模糊糊的。
[ 单数名词 ] literary
something that prevents you from knowing what is happening
掩饰,掩盖;托词
We want to lift the veil of secrecy that surrounds government decisions . 我们想要揭开有关政府决策的神秘面纱。
draw a veil over sth literary
to not talk any more about a subject because it could cause trouble or embarrassment
避而不谈…
I think we should draw a veil over everything that happened at the party , don't you? 我觉得我们不应再提聚会上发生的任何事,不是吗? 返回 veil