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veil

noun
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  1. a piece of very thin material, worn especially by women to protect or hide the face, or as part of a hat, etc.（尤指女用的）面纱，面罩
    • The bridal veil was fringed with lace.新娘戴的面纱上镶着花边。
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    • A veil covered her face.面纱蒙着她的脸。
    • I couldn't see her face behind the veil.我看不清她蒙着面纱的脸。
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • thin
    • black
    • white
    • …
    verb + veil
    • wear
    • take
    • lift
    • …
    veil + verb
    • cover something
    • hide something
    preposition
    • behind a/​the veil
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  2. a piece of cloth worn over the head and shoulders by nuns or Muslim women（修女的）头巾
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • thin
    • black
    • white
    • …
    verb + veil
    • wear
    • take
    • lift
    • …
    veil + verb
    • cover something
    • hide something
    preposition
    • behind a/​the veil
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  3. [singular] (formal) something that stops you from learning the truth about a situation掩饰；掩盖；借口；托辞
    • 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。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • 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。
    • The government has decided to lift the veil on its plans.政府决定公开各项计划。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • discreet
    verb + veil
    • lift
    • penetrate
    • pierce
    • …
    preposition
    • behind a veil of
    • under a veil of
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  4. [singular] (formal) a thin layer that stops you from seeing something薄薄的遮盖层
    • The mountain tops were hidden beneath a veil of mist.山顶笼罩在薄雾中。🔊🔊
    • He couldn't see anything through the veil of cloud.他看不到任何穿过云层的东西。
    5. Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French veil(e), from Latin vela, plural of velum ‘sail, curtain, covering, veil’.
Idioms
take the veil
  1. (old-fashioned) to become a nun当修女

veil

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they veil
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he / she / it veils
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past simple veiled
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past participle veiled
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-ing form veiling
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  1. veil something/yourself to cover your face with a veil戴面纱；戴面罩
  2. veil something (literary) to cover something with something that hides it partly or completely遮掩；掩饰 synonym shroud
    • A fine drizzle began to veil the hills.蒙蒙的细雨渐渐笼罩了群山。🔊🔊
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French veil(e), from Latin vela, plural of velum ‘sail, curtain, covering, veil’.