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 was important in the ancient world for women to wear veils because it expressed humility; it expressed control.
  在古代女人带面纱很重要，因为那表现了谦卑，表现了自制。
• Some women wear veils for religious reasons to prevent strangers from seeing their faces.
  由于宗教原因有些妇女戴面纱，不让陌生人看见她们的脸。
• 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。
• 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。
• So dazzling was the light, it penetrated even the darkness that veils my eyes.
  那晶莹剔透的光线是如此炫目，甚至能穿透蒙在我眼睛上的黑面纱。
• Hope all is well-I am excited that THREE VEILS is finally coming to the City of Angels!
  希望你们一切都好！我超开心的是三面纱终于来到了天使之城！
• 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。
• 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。
• I wore this veil because he used to be so crazy about veils.
  我带着这个因为他常常为这个而疯狂。
• But speechless was my love, and with veils has it been veiled.
  我深深地爱着你，不过我们的爱没有声响而又被轻纱蒙着。