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. 麪紗
She's got long fair hair but she's got a veil over it. 她有長長的金發,卻把麪紗罩於其上。
2. N-COUNT You can refer to something that hides or partly hides a situation or activity as a veil. 掩飾物
The country is ridding itself of its disgraced prime minister in a veil of secrecy. 該國正在暗地裡將其名譽掃地的首相趕下台。
3. N-COUNT You can refer to something that you can partly see through, such as a mist, as a veil. (薄霧等) 半透明物[文學性]
The eruption has left a thin veil of dust in the upper atmosphere. 這次火山噴發在上層大氣中畱下了一個薄薄的塵土層。
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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)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]a piece of thin material worn by women to cover the face or head
麪紗;麪罩
After the ceremony , the bride lifted up her veil to kiss her husband . 儀式過後,新娘撩起麪紗親吻她的丈夫。
The women wore black veils that covered all but their eyes . 那些女人戴著黑色麪紗,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 .
成爲脩女
take/adopt the veil
A Muslim woman who takes or adopts the veil decides to wear traditional Muslim clothing .
決定穿戴穆斯林女性的傳統服裝
例句
veil noun (HIDING SOMETHING)
[ 單數名詞 ] literarya thin covering that hides something or stops you from seeing something clearly
遮蔽物;籠罩物
The view over the lake was obscured by a veil of mist that hung in the air . 薄霧籠罩下,湖麪上的景色看上去模模糊糊的。
[ 單數名詞 ] literary
something that prevents you from knowing what is happening
掩飾,掩蓋;托詞
We want to lift the veil of secrecy that surrounds government decisions . 我們想要揭開有關政府決策的神秘麪紗。
draw a veil over sth literary
to not talk any more about a subject because it could cause trouble or embarrassment
避而不談…
I think we should draw a veil over everything that happened at the party , don't you? 我覺得我們不應再提聚會上發生的任何事,不是嗎? 返回 veil