veil
- n.面纱;(修女的)头巾;(尤指女用的)面罩;掩饰;掩盖;借口;托词;薄薄的遮盖层
- vt.戴面纱;掩饰;遮掩;戴面罩
复数： veils 过去式： veiled 现在分词： veiling 过去分词： veiled 第三人称单数： veils
veilnoun
（尤指女用的）面纱，面罩
a covering of very thin transparent material worn, especially by women, to protect or hide the face, or as part of a hat, etc.
a bridal veil
新娘的面纱
（修女的）头巾
a piece of cloth worn by nuns over the head and shoulders
掩饰；掩盖；借口；托词
something that stops you from learning the truth about a situation
Their work is carried out behind a veil of secrecy.
他们的工作是在秘密掩护下进行的。
It would be better to draw a veil over what happened next (= not talk about it) .
最好把之后发生的事情掩盖起来。
薄薄的遮盖层
a thin layer that stops you from seeing sth
The mountain tops were hidden beneath a veil of mist.
山顶笼罩在薄雾中。
to become a nun
verb
戴面纱；戴面罩
to cover your face with a veil
遮掩；掩饰
to cover sth with sth that hides it partly or completely
A fine drizzle began to veil the hills.
蒙蒙细雨渐渐笼罩了群山。
veil
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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.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。
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N-COUNT 掩盖物;遮蔽物
You can refer to something that hides or partly hides a situation or activity as a veil .The country is ridding itself of its disgraced prime minister in a veil of secrecy...
这个国家暗地里正试图把失势的首相赶下台。
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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.The eruption has left a thin veil of dust in the upper atmosphere...
火山爆发在高层大气中留下了一层薄薄的尘土。
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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.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。
noun
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- a garment that covers the head and face
- Synonym: head covering
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- a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church;a silk shawl
- Synonym: humeral veil
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- the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
- Synonym: caul embryonic membrane
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- a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
- Synonym: velum
verb
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- make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
- a hidden message
- a veiled threat
- Synonym: obscure blot out obliterate hide
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- to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
- women in Afghanistan veil their faces
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It would dishonour my family if I didn 't wear the veil .
如果我不戴面纱就会有辱门楣。
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The veil she was wearing obscured her features .
她罩的面纱遮掩了她的面容。
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It would be better to draw a veil over what happened next .
最好把之后发生的事情掩盖起来。
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Their work is carried out behind a veil of secrecy .
他们的工作是在秘密掩护下进行的。
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She made a veiled reference to his past mistakes .
她含蓄地提到了他过去所犯的错误。
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The mountain tops were hidden beneath a veil of mist .
山顶笼罩在薄雾中。
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The women wore veils in deference to the customs of the country .
这些妇女戴着面纱是遵从这个国家的习俗。
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A fine drizzle began to veil the hills .
蒙蒙细雨渐渐笼罩了群山。
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He made only a veiled reference to international concerns over human rights issues
他只是含蓄地提到了国际社会对人权问题的关注。
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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。
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The eruption has left a thin veil of dust in the upper atmosphere
火山爆发在高层大气中留下了一层薄薄的尘土。
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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。
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The chilling facts behind this veil of silence were slow to emerge .
沉默背后的骇人真相慢慢显露出来。
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A veiled woman gave me a kindly smile .
一位戴面纱的女士朝我友好地微笑。
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He retreated behind a veil of cigarette smoke .
他隐藏在一层香烟烟雾之后。
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She swathes her face in a veil of decorative muslin .
她用装饰性的薄纱遮住了脸。
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The country is ridding itself of its disgraced prime minister in a veil of secrecy
这个国家暗地里正试图把失势的首相赶下台。
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The Sun had captioned a picture of Princess Diana ' Princess of Veils '
《太阳报》在黛安娜王妃的一张照片下写了一段说明文字——“披着面纱的王妃”。
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Above him , in a niche on the wall , sat a tiny veiled Ganesh , the elephant god
在他上方墙上的壁龛里安放着一尊极小的蒙面象头神伽内什的塑像。
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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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The top of the building was hidden beneath a veil of mist .
楼顶笼罩在薄雾中。
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It was darker outside because the moon was hidden behind a veil of clouds .
月亮躲在薄薄的云层后面，外面就更黑了。
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She raised her veil .
她掀起面罩。
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A hazy morning mist veiled the mountain village .
山村笼罩在一片白蒙蒙的晨雾中。
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Suddenly I saw in front of me lady alroy , deeply veiled and walking very fast .
突然我看见阿尔罗伊夫人在我的前面，蒙着厚厚的面纱，走得很快。
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She dropped her veil .
她摘下面纱。
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I replied with a thinly veiled warning .
我以一种几乎不加掩饰的警告口吻回答。
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The service is better when waiters depend on tips , presumably because they see a benefit to successfully veiling their contempt for you .
当服务生们看重小费时，服务会更周到，可能是因为他们看到了成功掩饰对你轻视之后得到的好处。
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Moslem women used to veil their faces before going into public .
信回教的妇女出门之前往往用面纱把脸遮起来。
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In many Muslim countries , the women wear veils .
在许多穆斯林国家，妇女们蒙面纱。
指某物表面上覆盖的薄薄的一层液体、粉末等。
The table was covered by a film of dust.
桌子上蒙着一层灰。
It can be clearly seen that there is a film of oil on the surface of the water in the cup.
可以明显地看到杯子里的水上面有一层油。
指某物表面所涂的很薄的一层涂料或其他物质。
another coat of paint
另一层涂料
two coats of varnish
两层清漆
指覆盖在某物表面上或夹在其他两物之间的一层材料或物质，可厚可薄。
There was a thick layer of dust on the furniture.
家具上蒙了一层厚厚的灰尘。
Why do you wear so many layers of clothing?
你怎么穿了这么多层衣服啊？
指使人视线模糊的一层薄薄的雾、云、烟等。
The top of the building was hidden beneath a veil of mist.
楼顶笼罩在薄雾中。
It was darker outside because the moon was hidden behind a veil of clouds.
月亮躲在薄薄的云层后面，外面就更黑了。
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