| 单词 | veil |
| 释义 | veil noun¹ 1piece of material for covering a woman's head面纱adjective | verb + veil | veil + verb | preposition adjective➤thin薄面纱➤black, white黑色／白色面纱▸➤bridal, wedding新娘的面纱◆the bridal veil was fringed with lace.新娘戴的面纱上镶着花边。➤islamic伊斯兰面纱verb + veil➤wear戴面纱➤take做修女◆to take the veil (= become a nun) 做修女➤lift, pull back, remove, take off掀起面纱；除掉面纱veil + verb➤cover sth, hide sth面纱盖着⋯／掩藏着⋯◆a veil covered her face.面纱蒙着她的脸。preposition➤behind a/the veil在面纱后◆i couldn't see her face behind the veil.我看不清她蒙着面纱的脸。veil noun² 2sth that stops you knowing the full truth about sth掩饰物；幌子adjective | verb + veil | preposition adjective➤discreet (bre) 暗中掩饰◆i'll draw a discreet veil over the rest of the proceedings.我会不动声色地将其余的会议记录藏起来。verb + veil➤lift揭开面纱◆the government has decided to lift the veil on its plans.政府决定公开各项计划。➤penetrate, pierce戳破面纱▸➤draw, throw蒙上面纱◆it would be better to draw a veil over what happened next (= not talk about it).后来发生的事情还是不谈为妙。preposition➤behind a veil of, under a veil of在⋯掩盖下◆the work is carried out behind a veil of secrecy.这项工作是暗中进行的。veil/veɪl ||; vel/noun [c] a piece of thin material for covering the head and face of a woman 面纱: ◇a bridal veil 新娘的面纱 veil /vel; veɪl/n 1. [c] a thin piece of material that women wear to cover their faces 面纱:◇a bridal veil 新娘的面纱 2. a veil of secrecy/silence etc something that stops you finding out the truth about something 一层神秘色彩/一片静默等:◇a veil of mystery surrounded gomez's death. 戈麦斯的死笼罩着一层神秘的色彩。 3. a veil of mist/darkness etc mist, darkness etc that surrounds something and makes it difficult to see 一层薄雾/一片漆黑等 |
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