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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7969 COCA: 7300

veil

1 veil /ˈveɪl/ noun
plural veils
1 veil
/ˈveɪl/
noun
plural veils
Learner's definition of VEIL
[count] : a piece of cloth or net worn usually by women over the head and shoulders and sometimes over the face(通常爲女性所用的)面紗,面罩,網罩
[count] : something that covers or hides something else遮蓋物;掩飾;掩蓋;借口

take the veil

old-fashioned
: to become a nun當修女
2 veil /ˈveɪl/ verb
veils; veiled; veiling
2 veil
/ˈveɪl/
verb
veils; veiled; veiling
Learner's definition of VEIL
[+ object]
: to cover (something) with a veil or with something that is like a veil : to hide or partly hide (something)遮掩;掩飾;籠罩
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7969 COCA: 7300

veil

1 of 2

noun

1
a
: a length of cloth worn by women as a covering for the head and shoulders and often especially in Eastern countries for the face
specifically : the outer covering of a nun's headdress
b
: a length of veiling or netting worn over the head or face or attached for protection or ornament to a hat or headdress
a bridal veil
c
: any of various liturgical cloths
especially : a cloth used to cover the chalice
2
: the life of a nun
often used in the phrase take the veil
3
: a concealing curtain or cover of cloth
4
: something that resembles a veil
a veil of stars
especially : something that hides or obscures like a veil
lift the veil of secrecy
5
: a covering body part or membrane: such as
a
: velum
b
: caul

veil

2 of 2

verb

veiled; veiling; veils

transitive verb

: to cover, provide, obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil

intransitive verb

: to put on or wear a veil

Example Sentences

Word History

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7969 COCA: 7300
veil

noun¹

1piece of material for covering a woman's head面紗ADJECTIVE | VERB + VEIL | VEIL + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEthin薄面紗black, white黑色/白色面紗bridal, wedding新娘的面紗The bridal veil was fringed with lace.新娘戴的面紗上鑲着花邊。Islamic伊斯蘭面紗VERB + VEILwear戴面紗take做修女to take the veil (= become a nun) 做修女lift, pull back, remove, take off掀起面紗;除掉面紗VEIL + VERBcover sth, hide sth面紗蓋着⋯/掩藏着⋯A veil covered her face.面紗蒙着她的臉。PREPOSITIONbehind a/the veil在面紗後I couldn't see her face behind the veil.我看不清她蒙着面紗的臉。
veil

noun²

2sth that stops you knowing the full truth about sth掩飾物;幌子ADJECTIVE | VERB + VEIL | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEdiscreet (BrE) 暗中掩飾I'll draw a discreet veil over the rest of the proceedings.我會不動聲色地將其餘的會議記錄藏起來。VERB + VEILlift揭開面紗The government has decided to lift the veil on its plans.政府決定公開各項計劃。penetrate, pierce戳破面紗draw, throw蒙上面紗It would be better to draw a veil over what happened next (= not talk about it).後來發生的事情還是不談為妙。PREPOSITIONbehind a veil of, under a veil of在⋯掩蓋下The work is carried out behind a veil of secrecy.這項工作是暗中進行的。

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