plural veils
plural veils
Learner's definition of VEIL
1
[count] : a piece of cloth or net worn usually by women over the head and shoulders and sometimes over the face(通常为女性所用的)面纱,面罩,网罩 2
[count] : something that covers or hides something else遮盖物;掩饰;掩盖;借口
take the veil
old-fashioned 2 veil /ˈveɪl/ verb
veils; veiled; veiling
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;掩饰;笼罩 -
Her eyes were partially veiled by her long, dark hair.她的眼睛被她的乌黑长发遮住了一部分。
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Haze veiled the landscape.薄雾笼罩着这片风景。
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The sun was veiled by clouds.太阳被云层遮住了。