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veil[veil]- n.
- 面纱;面网;面罩
- (修女戴的)头巾
- 幔,帐,幕;遮布;遮蔽物
- 借口,托辞;掩盖
- 【植物学、动物学、解剖学】 =velum
- [苏格兰和英格兰北部英语]女子头饰的后部(=caul)
- vt.
- 用面纱遮掩;用幔分隔:
She veiled her face when she went out into the street. 她上街时用面纱蒙着脸。 - 掩饰;遮盖;笼罩:
The hills are veiled in mist. 群山被雾笼罩着。 The misleading report veiled the facts. 骗人的报告掩盖了事实真相。
- vi.
- 短语:
- behind (或beyond) the veil 在死后的未知世界[源自《圣经》]
- draw (或throw) a veil over 遮掩;隐瞒;避而不谈
- go (或pass) beyond the veil 逝世,死去
- take the veil 当修女,成为修女
- under the veil of 以…为借口
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