veil
noun /veɪl/
/veɪl/
Idioms - 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。
Topics Clothes and Fashionc1- 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thin
- black
- white
- …
- wear
- take
- lift
- …
- cover something
- hide something
- behind a/the veil
- The bridal veil was fringed with lace.
- a piece of cloth worn over the head and shoulders by nuns or Muslim women
（修女的）头巾 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thin
- black
- white
- …
- wear
- take
- lift
- …
- cover something
- hide something
- behind a/the veil
- [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。
- 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- discreet
- lift
- penetrate
- pierce
- …
- behind a veil of
- under a veil of
- Their work is carried out behind a veil of secrecy.
- [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.
透过云层，他什么也看不见。
- The mountain tops were hidden beneath a veil of mist.
词源Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French veil(e), from Latin vela, plural of velum ‘sail, curtain, covering, veil’.
Idioms
take the veil
- (old-fashioned) to become a nun
当修女