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

• 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。
• Takako decks her cats in over sixty purrfect outfits in the book including wedding veils and elephant costumes.
  在书中，Takako为她的猫儿们打造出了60组完美的造型，其中包括了婚礼面纱以及大象形象的服装。
• Most Moslem women wear veils in public places.
  大多数穆斯林妇女在公共场所都戴着面纱。
• In recent years, such restrictions have included campaigns against veils and other outward expressions of Muslim faith.
  最近几年，此类限制举措包括了反对面纱以及其他穆斯林外在特征的活动。
• 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。
• Dropping from the veils of the mourning to where the cricket sings;
  从晨的面纱滴落到蛐蛐歇唱的地方；
• Dancers often dance while holding various props like baskets, swords or canes to keep balance ( in particular for folkloric dances.) as well as using silk or chiffon veils and wings.
  舞者常常手持各种平衡道具像篮子、剑或手杖（特别是在民俗舞蹈中），或是使用丝绸或薄软的面纱和羽翼等。
• Some women wear veils when going out, for religious reasons.
  出于宗教原因，有些妇女出门时要戴面纱。
• An ancient lady swathed in violet veils.
  用紫色纱巾紧裹身子的古代淑女。