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。