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draw a veil over sth formalto avoid talking about something that happened in the past because it is unpleasant or embarrassing把某事掩盖起来; 避而不谈某事〔指不愉快或令人难堪的事〕:•I think it best to draw a veil over the whole incident.我认为这整件事最好是避而不谈。draw a veil over sth to deliberately keep something unpleasant or embarrassing from being known避而不谈某事,故意隐瞒某事:•I'd rather draw a veil over what happened last night.昨晚发生的事我还是不谈为好。 |