veils

英 [veɪlz]

美 [veɪlz]

n.  (尤指女用的)面纱，面罩; (修女的)头巾; 掩饰; 掩盖; 借口; 托词
v.  戴面纱; 戴面罩; 遮掩; 掩饰
veil的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 面纱;面罩
  Aveilis a piece of thin soft cloth that women sometimes wear over their heads and which can also cover their face.
  1. She's got long fair hair but she's got a veil over it...
     她有一头金色的长发，但她用头巾包住了。
  2. She swathes her face in a veil of decorative muslin.
     她用装饰性的薄纱遮住了脸。
• N-COUNT 掩盖物;遮蔽物
  You can refer to something that hides or partly hides a situation or activity as aveil.
  1. The country is ridding itself of its disgraced prime minister in a veil of secrecy...
     这个国家暗地里正试图把失势的首相赶下台。
  2. The chilling facts behind this veil of silence were slow to emerge.
     沉默背后的骇人真相慢慢显露出来。
• N-COUNT （薄雾等）幕障
  You can refer to something that you can partly see through, for example a mist, as aveil.
  1. The eruption has left a thin veil of dust in the upper atmosphere...
     火山爆发在高层大气中留下了一层薄薄的尘土。
  2. He recognized the coast of England through a veil of mist...
     透过薄雾他认出了那是英格兰的海岸线。
  3. He retreated behind a veil of cigarette smoke.
     他隐藏在一层香烟烟雾之后。
• PHRASE 隐瞒;避而不谈
  If youdraw a veil oversomething, you stop talking about it because it is too unpleasant to talk about.
  1. The clamour to draw a veil over the minister's extra-marital activities reeks of hypocrisy.
     想要掩饰部长婚外情的喧嚣叫嚷之声让人倍感虚伪。

双语例句

• No longer these days is it necessary for women to wear veils.
  近来，对于女子来说没有必要再戴面纱。
• Dancers often dance while holding various props like baskets, swords or canes to keep balance ( in particular for folkloric dances.) as well as using silk or chiffon veils and wings.
  舞者常常手持各种平衡道具像篮子、剑或手杖（特别是在民俗舞蹈中），或是使用丝绸或薄软的面纱和羽翼等。
• Embellishments included peacock or spiky feathers, silk flowers or sheer veils, bows or curls.
  饰物有孔雀尾羽或其他长羽毛、绢花或者面纱、蝴蝶结或卷发。
• Hope all is well-I am excited that THREE VEILS is finally coming to the City of Angels!
  希望你们一切都好！我超开心的是三面纱终于来到了天使之城！
• A fine ( often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns.
  用于短裙或长袍的精细（一般较硬）的网。
• Do not fret about your veils.
  别担心你们的头巾了。
• An emerald green aurora borealis veils the sky over the North Pole.
  翡翠绿的北极极光就像被北极天空罩上了一层薄纱一样。
• When my love comes and sits by my side, when my body trembles and my eyelids droop, the night darkens, the wind blows out the lamp, and the clouds draw veils over the stars.
  当我爱来了，坐在我身旁，当我的身躯震颤，我的眼睫下垂，夜更深了，风吹灯灭，云片在繁星上曳过轻纱。
• It was important in the ancient world for women to wear veils because it expressed humility; it expressed control.
  在古代女人带面纱很重要，因为那表现了谦卑，表现了自制。
• But speechless was my love, and with veils has it been veiled.
  我深深地爱着你，不过我们的爱没有声响而又被轻纱蒙着。