veil

/veɪl/

动词

  • 用幕遮掩;(尤指)用面纱遮住

    In some societies, women are expected to be veiled when they go out in public.

    在某些社会里,女性去公共场合就得戴上面纱。

  • 遮盖;隐藏;笼罩

    Thick fog veiled the city.

    浓雾笼罩着城市。

/veɪl/

名词

  • 遮蔽物;笼罩物

    We want to lift the veil of secrecy that surrounds government decisions.

    我们想要揭开有关政府决策的神秘面纱。

  • 面纱;面罩

    The women wore black veils that covered all but their eyes.

    那些女人戴着黑色面纱,把除眼睛之外的所有地方都遮住了。

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