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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7969 COCA: 7300
veil
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noun [C] /veɪl/
singularveil
pluralveils
  1. 1
    a thin piece of cloth worn over a woman's head and often partly over her face 面纱
     Synonyms and related words
    Hats and other things worn on the head: balaclava, bandanna, baseball cap...
    1. a.

      the veil

      the practice of wearing a veil for covering the face, followed by women in Islamic countries （穆斯林国家妇女）带面纱的习俗
       Synonyms and related words
      The religion of Islam: Allah, ayatollah, begum...
  2. 2
    a layer of something such as rain that prevents you from seeing very far 遮盖物，遮蔽物（如雨幕等）
     Synonyms and related words
    Layers and coverings: surface, cover, layer...
  3. 3
    [usually singular] a lack of knowledge or information that prevents you from discovering the truth 掩饰；遮盖
    a veil of secrecy/ignorance/silence :

    A veil of secrecy has been thrown over the final preparations. 最后的准备工作被蒙上了一层秘密的面纱。

     Synonyms and related words
    Not knowing about something: ignorant, unacquainted, unknowing...
veil
verb [T] /veɪl/
present tense
I/you/we/theyveil
he/she/itveils
present participleveiling
past tenseveiled
past participleveiled
  1. 1
    to cover something with a veil 以面纱遮掩
     Synonyms and related words
    To cover something with a specific substance: carpet, paper, plaster...
  2. 2
    to hide something behind something else 遮盖；掩饰
     Synonyms and related words
    To hide, or to hide something: hide, cover, obscure...
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7969 COCA: 7300
veil

noun¹

 1piece of material for covering a woman's head面紗ADJECTIVE | VERB + VEIL | VEIL + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤thin薄面紗➤black, white黑色／白色面紗▸➤bridal, wedding新娘的面紗◇The bridal veil was fringed with lace.新娘戴的面紗上鑲着花邊。➤Islamic伊斯蘭面紗VERB + VEIL➤wear戴面紗➤take做修女◇to take the veil (= become a nun) 做修女➤lift, pull back, remove, take off掀起面紗；除掉面紗VEIL + VERB➤cover sth, hide sth面紗蓋着⋯／掩藏着⋯◇A veil covered her face.面紗蒙着她的臉。PREPOSITION➤behind a/the veil在面紗後◇I couldn't see her face behind the veil.我看不清她蒙着面紗的臉。
veil

noun²

 2sth that stops you knowing the full truth about sth掩飾物；幌子ADJECTIVE | VERB + VEIL | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤discreet (BrE) 暗中掩飾◇I'll draw a discreet veil over the rest of the proceedings.我會不動聲色地將其餘的會議記錄藏起來。VERB + VEIL➤lift揭開面紗◇The government has decided to lift the veil on its plans.政府決定公開各項計劃。➤penetrate, pierce戳破面紗▸➤draw, throw蒙上面紗◇It would be better to draw a veil over what happened next (= not talk about it).後來發生的事情還是不談為妙。PREPOSITION➤behind a veil of, under a veil of在⋯掩蓋下◇The work is carried out behind a veil of secrecy.這項工作是暗中進行的。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7969 COCA: 7300

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