veils

英 [veɪlz]

美 [veɪlz]

n.  (尤指女用的)面纱，面罩; (修女的)头巾; 掩饰; 掩盖; 借口; 托词
v.  戴面纱; 戴面罩; 遮掩; 掩饰
veil的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 面纱;面罩
  Aveilis 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。
• N-COUNT 掩盖物;遮蔽物
  You can refer to something that hides or partly hides a situation or activity as aveil.
  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。
• N-COUNT （薄雾等）幕障
  You can refer to something that you can partly see through, for example a mist, as aveil.
  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。
• PHRASE 隐瞒;避而不谈
  If youdraw a veil oversomething, 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。

双语例句

• It's just the Great Northwest, wearing me down, stripping off the layers like Solomon's seven veils.
  只是大西北把我制服了，剥去了一层层象所罗门七层面纱似的东西。
• No longer these days is it necessary for women to wear veils.
  近来，对于女子来说没有必要再戴面纱。
• But speechless was our love, and with veils has it been veiled.
  不过我们的爱没有声响，而又被轻纱蒙着。
• When my love comes and sits by my side, when my body trembles and my eyelids droop, the night darkens, the wind blows out the lamp, and the clouds draw veils over the stars.
  当我爱来了，坐在我身旁，当我的身躯震颤，我的眼睫下垂，夜更深了，风吹灯灭，云片在繁星上曳过轻纱。
• In the United States, brides tend to prefer headbands, veils and tiaras.
  在美国，新娘喜欢佩戴发带、面纱、和王冠式头饰。
• An ancient lady swathed in violet veils.
  用紫色纱巾紧裹身子的古代淑女。
• A fine ( often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns.
  用于短裙或长袍的精细（一般较硬）的网。
• An emerald green aurora borealis veils the sky over the North Pole.
  翡翠绿的北极极光就像被北极天空罩上了一层薄纱一样。
• And veils the farmhouse at the garden's end.
  也遮住了花园尽头的农舍。
• After being measured, Ms Eman also tried on veils and head pieces, talking excitedly about her expectations for the wedding.
  量度完以后，艾曼试穿了面纱和头纱，还兴奋地说起她对婚礼的期待。