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

• 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。
• And veils the farmhouse at the garden's end.
  也遮住了花园尽头的农舍。
• 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。
• Do not fret about your veils.
  别担心你们的头巾了。
• Embellishments included peacock or spiky feathers, silk flowers or sheer veils, bows or curls.
  饰物有孔雀尾羽或其他长羽毛、绢花或者面纱、蝴蝶结或卷发。
• Prime Minister John Key said he was comfortable with people wearing veils.
  纽西兰总理约翰。基说，他对于佩戴面纱的人感觉自在。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。