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veil veil ★☆☆☆☆/ve͟ɪl/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]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。She swathes her face in a veil of decorative muslin.她用装饰性的薄纱遮住了脸。2[N-COUNT	可数名词]掩盖物；遮蔽物 You can refer to something that hides or partly hides a situation or activity as a veil .   [usu sing]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。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。3[N-COUNT	可数名词]（薄雾等）幕障 You can refer to something that you can partly see through, for example a mist, as a veil.   [oft N of n]  [LITERARY 文]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。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。He retreated behind a veil of cigarette smoke.他隐藏在一层香烟烟雾之后。4[PHRASE	短语]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.   [V inflects]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。 veil1 nounveil2 verbveilveil1 /veɪl/ ●○○ noun [countable]  Word Origin Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1a thin piece of material that women wear to cover their faces at formal occasions or for religious reasons:  She lifted her veil with both hands. a bridal veil2the veil the system in Islamic countries in which women must cover their hair and faces in public3draw a veil over something formal to avoid talking about something that happened in the past because it is unpleasant or embarrassing:  I think it best to draw a veil over the whole incident.4veil of secrecy/deceit/silence etc formal something that hides the truth about a situation:  Watson deserves credit for lifting the veil of secrecy surrounding Brenda’s death. His pornography was covered by a veil of respectability.5veil of mist/cloud/smoke etc a thin layer of mist, cloud etc that makes it difficult to see clearly:  The moon was hidden behind a veil of clouds.6take the veil old-fashioned to become a nunveil1 nounveil2 verbveilveil2 verb [transitive]  Verb Table Examples Collocations Phrases 1 be veiled in mystery/secrecy etc formal if something is veiled in mystery etc, people do not know the truth about it so it seems strange or mysterious:  The details of the evacuation are veiled in secrecy.2to cover something with a veil:  A black kerchief modestly veiled her hair.3literary to partly hide something so that it cannot be seen clearly:  A fine rain was beginning to veil the hills.

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Collins	veil ★☆☆☆☆ /ve͟ɪl/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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。 She swathes her face in a veil of decorative muslin. 她用装饰性的薄纱遮住了脸。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]掩盖物；遮蔽物 You can refer to something that hides or partly hides a situation or activity as a veil . [usu sing] 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。 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。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（薄雾等）幕障 You can refer to something that you can partly see through, for example a mist, as a veil. [oft N of n] [LITERARY 文] 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。 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。 He retreated behind a veil of cigarette smoke. 他隐藏在一层香烟烟雾之后。 4 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects] 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。
Oxford	veil / veɪl ; NAmE veɪl / noun , verb veil veils veiled veiling noun 1 a covering of very thin transparent 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 ◆ a bridal veil 新娘的面纱 2 a piece of cloth worn by nunsover the head and shoulders （修女的）头巾 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 veilover what happened next (= not talk about it). 最好把之后发生的事情掩盖起来。 4 [singular ] ( formal) a thin layer that stops you from seeing sth 薄薄的遮盖层 ◆ The mountain tops were hidden beneath a veil of mist. 山顶笼罩在薄雾中。 IDIOM take the ˈveil ( old-fashioned) to become a nun 当修女 verb 1 veilsth/yourself to cover your face with a veil 戴面纱；戴面罩 2 veilsth ( literary) to cover sth with sth that hides it partly or completely 遮掩；掩饰 SYN shroud ◆ A fine drizzle began to veil the hills. 蒙蒙的细雨渐渐笼罩了群山。 veil / veɪl ; NAmE veɪl /
LDC	veil1 noun veil2 verb veilveil1 /veɪl/ ●○○ noun [countable] Word Origin Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1a thin piece of material that women wear to cover their faces at formal occasions or for religious reasons: She lifted her veil with both hands. a bridal veil2the veil the system in Islamic countries in which women must cover their hair and faces in public3draw a veil over something formal to avoid talking about something that happened in the past because it is unpleasant or embarrassing: I think it best to draw a veil over the whole incident.4veil of secrecy/deceit/silence etc formal something that hides the truth about a situation: Watson deserves credit for lifting the veil of secrecy surrounding Brenda’s death. His pornography was covered by a veil of respectability.5veil of mist/cloud/smoke etc a thin layer of mist, cloud etc that makes it difficult to see clearly: The moon was hidden behind a veil of clouds.6take the veil old-fashioned to become a nun veil1 noun veil2 verb veilveil2 verb [transitive] Verb Table Examples Collocations Phrases 1 be veiled in mystery/secrecy etc formal if something is veiled in mystery etc, people do not know the truth about it so it seems strange or mysterious: The details of the evacuation are veiled in secrecy.2to cover something with a veil: A black kerchief modestly veiled her hair.3literary to partly hide something so that it cannot be seen clearly: A fine rain was beginning to veil the hills.
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