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

• 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！
• Kyanite will assist initiates in lifting the veils of illusion that surround oneself and others to get at the truth of the patterning, karma or dance underneath.
  蓝晶石将协助提升者揭开围绕自身和他人的幻觉面纱，来获得在此之下模式、力或舞蹈的真相。
• 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。
• 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。
• Having buttoned the overcoat round her shoulders he plunged into the webs of vapour which by this time formed veils between the trees.
  他把披在她身上的外衣的扣子扣好，就钻进了雾气织成的网里，这时候，夜雾已在大树之间织成了一张张薄纱。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。