a piece of very thin material, worn especially by women to protect or hide the face, or as part of a hat, etc. （尤指女用的）面纱，面罩 The bridal veil was fringed with lace. 新娘戴的面纱上镶着花边。
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashionc1A veil covered her face. 面纱蒙着她的脸。 I couldn't see her face behind the veil. 我看不清她蒙着面纱的脸。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thin
- black
- white
- …
- wear
- take
- lift
- …
- cover something
- hide something
- behind a/the veil
a piece of cloth worn over the head and shoulders by nuns or Muslim women （修女的）头巾 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thin
- black
- white
- …
- wear
- take
- lift
- …
- cover something
- hide something
- behind a/the veil
- [singular] (formal)
something that stops you from learning the truth about a situation 掩饰；掩盖；借口；托辞 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。 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。
Extra ExamplesI'll draw a discreet veil over the rest of the proceedings. 我会不动声色地将其余的会议记录藏起来。 The government has decided to lift the veil on its plans. 政府决定公开各项计划。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- discreet
- lift
- penetrate
- pierce
- …
- behind a veil of
- under a veil of
- [singular] (formal)
a thin layer that stops you from seeing something 薄薄的遮盖层
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French veil(e), from Latin vela, plural of velum ‘sail, curtain, covering, veil’.
Idioms
take the veil
- (old-fashioned)
to become a nun 当修女