veil

noun

1. （尤指女用的）面纱，面罩
   a covering of very thin transparent material worn, especially by women, to protect or hide the face, or as part of a hat, etc.
   1. a bridal veil
      新娘的面纱
2. （修女的）头巾
   a piece of cloth worn by nuns over the head and shoulders
3. 掩饰；掩盖；借口；托词
   something that stops you from learning the truth about a situation
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
4. 薄薄的遮盖层
   a thin layer that stops you from seeing sth
   1. The mountain tops were hidden beneath a veil of mist.
      山顶笼罩在薄雾中。

verb

1. 戴面纱；戴面罩
   to cover your face with a veil
2. 遮掩；掩饰
   to cover sth with sth that hides it partly or completely
   1. A fine drizzle began to veil the hills.
      蒙蒙细雨渐渐笼罩了群山。

1. N-COUNT 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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 掩盖物;遮蔽物
   You can refer to something that hides or partly hides a situation or activity as a veil .
   1. 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。
   2. 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 （薄雾等）幕障
   You can refer to something that you can partly see through, for example a mist, as a veil.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. He retreated behind a veil of cigarette smoke.
      他隐藏在一层香烟烟雾之后。
4. PHRASE 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.
   1. 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。

1. It would dishonour my family if I didn't wear the veil.
   如果我不戴面纱就会有辱门楣。
2. 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。
3. She swathes her face in a veil of decorative muslin.
   她用装饰性的薄纱遮住了脸。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. He retreated behind a veil of cigarette smoke.
   他隐藏在一层香烟烟雾之后。
9. 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。
10. She raised her veil.
    她掀起面罩。
11. The veil she was wearing obscured her features.
    她罩的面纱遮掩了她的面容。
12. She dropped her veil.
    她摘下面纱。
13. She put on a velvet veil then set out.
    她蒙上一块天鹅绒的面纱然后出发了。
14. As she says this, I glanced at the eye of her veil; they are hard and cold.
    透过她的面纱，我似乎看见了她眼中的坚定和冷酷。
15. I believe this is your veil.
    我想这应该是你的面纱。
16. Both her veil and wreath are white.
    她的面纱和花环都是白色的。
17. The bride's face was covered in a white veil.
    新娘的脸上蒙着白色的面纱。
18. I need a veil and a bouquet.
    我需要头纱和手捧花。
19. Can I see the veil and the dress together?
    我能一起看看面纱和裙子吗？
20. Can you tell a green field From a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil?
    那么你能分辨绿色的原野和冰冷的钢轨、微笑和掩饰吗？
21. The groom lightly raised the bride's veil and softly kissed her lips.
    新郎轻轻地撩开了新娘的面纱，缓缓地吻上了她的唇。
22. Your veil of the saffron colour makes my eyes drunk.
    你橘黄色的面纱迷醉了我的双眼。
23. The nuns make their habits which consist of a dress, a cincture and a veil.
    修女使他们的习惯，其中包括衣服，一个带和面纱。
24. Shyness-her shyness, not mine-drew a silver veil between us.
    羞涩是她羞涩，不是我羞涩，在我们中间拉上了银色的帷幕。
25. She saw him through her veil and hastened her steps.
    她透过面纱，看见了他，便加快了脚步。
26. His dark and penetrating eyes seemed to pierce the shelter of her veil.
    他那双锐利的黑眼睛好象刺穿了她那块面纱的遮蔽。
27. I am a Muslim, I wear this veil. But I have another life.
    她说：看看我，我是穆斯林，我戴着这层面纱，但我还有另一种生活。
28. It was she who had attacked Mason and torn Jane's wedding veil.
    正是她袭击了梅森先生，撕毁了简的婚纱。
29. Shadow, with her veil drawn.
    影子蒙上了她的面纱。
30. It was a good thing I had a veil because the eye turned black.
    幸好我戴了一副面纱；眼被打青了。

  film coat layer veil【导航词义：层】

  film n. 薄层，薄膜

〔辨析〕指某物表面上覆盖的薄薄的一层液体、粉末等。

  coat n. 涂层，覆盖物

〔辨析〕指某物表面所涂的很薄的一层涂料或其他物质。

  layer n. 表层；层

〔辨析〕指覆盖在某物表面上或夹在其他两物之间的一层材料或物质，可厚可薄。

  veil n. 薄层

〔辨析〕指使人视线模糊的一层薄薄的雾、云、烟等。

n.

take the veil

• 当修女
  to become a nun

noun

1. a garment that covers the head and face

   Synonym:    head covering

2. a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church

   Synonym:    humeral veil

3. the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)

   Synonym:    caulembryonic membrane

4. a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

   Synonym:    velum

verb

1. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
   1. a hidden message
   2. a veiled threat

   Synonym:    obscureblot outobliteratehide

2. to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
   1. women in Afghanistan veil their faces