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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7969 COCA: 7300

veil

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veil1 /veɪl/ ●○○ noun [countableC] → vale
1  DCCa thin piece of material that women wear to cover their faces at formal occasions or for religious reasons 面紗
She lifted her veil with both hands.
她用雙手揭開面紗。
a bridal veil
新娘的面紗
2. the veil RRIthe system in Islamic countries in which women must cover their hair and faces in public 〔伊斯蘭國家的婦女在公共場所〕戴面紗的習俗
3  draw a veil over something formalHIDE/NOT SHOW to avoid talking about something that happened in the past because it is unpleasant or embarrassing 把某事掩蓋起來；避而不談某事〔指不愉快或令人難堪的事〕
I think it best to draw a veil over the whole incident.
我認爲這整件事最好是避而不談。
Examples from the Corpus
draw a veil over something• His brain drew a veil over the sickening consequences.• The food is dumpling-based, substantial, and it would be kinder to draw a veil over the indigenous wine lake.
4  veil of secrecy/deceit/silence etc formalMYSTERIOUS something that hides the truth about a situation 神秘/虛假/沉默等的面紗
Watson deserves credit for lifting the veil of secrecy surrounding Brenda’s death.
揭開布倫達之死的神秘面紗是華生的功勞。
His pornography was covered by a veil of respectability.
他的色情作品蒙蓋着體面的面紗。
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veil of secrecy/deceit/silence etc• The client has thrown a veil of secrecy over the development, with contractors reluctant to discuss the project.• Justice can not prevail under a veil of secrecy or behind doors that do not open.• He had apparently recovered from his visit to Johanna, hiding his feelings behind the usual veil of secrecy.
5  veil of mist/cloud/smoke etc DNa thin layer of mist, cloud etc that makes it difficult to see clearly 一層薄霧/雲/煙霧等
The moon was hidden behind a veil of clouds.
月亮躲在薄薄的雲層後面。
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veil of mist/cloud/smoke etc• The moon was hidden under a veil of clouds, and there was not a breath of wind.• Whose light retires behind its veil of cloud.
6. take the veil old-fashioned to become a nun 當修女
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veil• The client has thrown a veil of secrecy over the development, with contractors reluctant to discuss the project.• As the road climbed upward, gray-white cloud veils drifted among the dales, chiffon scarves of some giant Isadora Duncan.• Shaped like straw mushrooms, they are completely clear except for a gossamer veil which makes up their body.• The snow had come again, its veil dropping between Gentle and Pie.• What is behind a hijab, the veil that means a barrier?• But through the veil of darkness I got the sense that this would be a special trip.• One day an older woman who wore the veil cursed her and accused her of being loose.• The white pony comes complete with veil, wedding cake, wedding ring, comb and ribbon, for perfect grooming!
veil2 verb [transitiveT]
1  be veiled in mystery/secrecy etc formal if something is veiled in mystery etc, people do not know the truth about it so it seems strange or mysterious 罩着神秘/隐秘的面紗
The details of the evacuation are veiled in secrecy.
撤離的細節秘而不宣。
2  COVERto cover something with a veil 以面紗掩蓋
A black kerchief modestly veiled her hair.
一條黑色頭巾端莊地裹着她的頭發。
3  literary to partly hide something so that it cannot be seen clearly 遮掩
A fine rain was beginning to veil the hills.
蒙蒙的細雨漸漸籠罩了群山。
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veil• She stood up straight, wiped at her face and seemed alarmed to find it veiled.• Basil Rocke had a very puckish sense of humour and wryness which veiled a deep kindliness.• We saw the moon appear and disappear, veiled by clouds.• Thinly veiled corporate speak acknowledged the clash.• The women were veiled from head to foot.• Dole passed up two thinly veiled invitations by moderator Jim Lehrer to address so-called character issues.
Origin veil1
(1100-1200) Old North French veile, from Latin vela, plural of velum “sail, curtain, cloth, veil”
veil1 nounveil2 verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7969 COCA: 7300
veil

noun¹

 1piece of material for covering a woman's head面紗ADJECTIVE | VERB + VEIL | VEIL + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤thin薄面紗➤black, white黑色／白色面紗▸➤bridal, wedding新娘的面紗◇The bridal veil was fringed with lace.新娘戴的面紗上鑲着花邊。➤Islamic伊斯蘭面紗VERB + VEIL➤wear戴面紗➤take做修女◇to take the veil (= become a nun) 做修女➤lift, pull back, remove, take off掀起面紗；除掉面紗VEIL + VERB➤cover sth, hide sth面紗蓋着⋯／掩藏着⋯◇A veil covered her face.面紗蒙着她的臉。PREPOSITION➤behind a/the veil在面紗後◇I couldn't see her face behind the veil.我看不清她蒙着面紗的臉。
veil

noun²

 2sth that stops you knowing the full truth about sth掩飾物；幌子ADJECTIVE | VERB + VEIL | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤discreet (BrE) 暗中掩飾◇I'll draw a discreet veil over the rest of the proceedings.我會不動聲色地將其餘的會議記錄藏起來。VERB + VEIL➤lift揭開面紗◇The government has decided to lift the veil on its plans.政府決定公開各項計劃。➤penetrate, pierce戳破面紗▸➤draw, throw蒙上面紗◇It would be better to draw a veil over what happened next (= not talk about it).後來發生的事情還是不談為妙。PREPOSITION➤behind a veil of, under a veil of在⋯掩蓋下◇The work is carried out behind a veil of secrecy.這項工作是暗中進行的。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7969 COCA: 7300
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7969 COCA: 7300
veil
Hats and other things worn on the head: balaclava, bandanna, baseball cap...
The religion of Islam: Allah, ayatollah, begum...
Layers and coverings: surface, cover, layer...
Not knowing about something: ignorant, unacquainted, unknowing...
To cover something with a specific substance: carpet, paper, plaster...
To hide, or to hide something: hide, cover, obscure...

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