veil
面纱
常用释义
英音[ veɪl ]
美音[ veɪl ]
变形
复数:
veils
第三人称单数:
veils
现在分词:
veiling
过去式:
veiled
过去分词:
veiled
基本释义
- n. 面纱，面罩；（修女的）头巾；遮盖物，掩饰，借口；避而不谈（难堪或不愉快的）某事；（古犹太教）圣布；（植）菌幕；（穆斯林国家妇女）带面纱的习俗
- v. 以面纱掩盖；遮盖，掩饰
- 【名】 （Veil）（法）韦伊，（德）法伊尔（人名）
考试频率
四级
考频：近六年出现1次
- v.掩饰
例句
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1·She put on a velvet veil, then set out.她蒙上一块天鹅绒的面纱，然后出发了。
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2·The veil she was wearing obscured her features.她罩的面纱遮掩了她的面容。来源: 《新英汉大辞典》
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3·I got up hurriedly, adjusted my veil, and thanked her for her time.我慌忙站起来，整理好我的面纱，感谢她抽时间。
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4·He was a beautiful creature, with slender legs, bright, intelligent eyes, and a mane that hung down over his neck like a veil.他是一个美丽的生物，有着修长的腿，明亮而聪明的眼睛，鬃毛像面纱一样披在脖子上。
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5·One of her classmates, the one with two mommies, showed up to school every single day dressed in a Cinderella gown, with a bridal veil.她的同班同学，一个有两个妈妈的小女孩，每天上学都穿着一套灰姑娘的礼服裙，还带着新娘面纱。
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6·Through science, we can glimpse some basic structures of the reality beneath the veil, but much of it remains an infinite, eternal mystery.通过科学，我们可以瞥见在面纱下的某些现实的基本结构，但它的大部分将保持无限和永久的神秘。
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7·He had helped me lift the veil that grows so quickly over our eyes in this hectic world, and to see all those things I'd failed to marvel at before.在这个忙乱的世界里，他帮我揭开了迅速遮住我们眼睛的面纱，让我看到了所有那些我以前没有惊叹过的事物。
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8·A fine drizzle began to veil the hills.蒙蒙细雨渐渐笼罩了群山。来源: 《牛津词典》
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9·Their work is carried out behind a veil of secrecy.他们的工作是在秘密掩护下进行的。来源: 《牛津词典》
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10·The mountain tops were hidden beneath a veil of mist.山顶笼罩在薄雾中。来源: 《牛津词典》
网络释义
- under the veil of : 以…为借口
同根词
词根：
veil
veiled
adj
隐藏的；含蓄的；蒙上面纱的；不清楚的
veiling
n
面纱；面纱布料；罩以面纱
veiled
v
戴面纱（veil的过去式和过去分词）
veiling
v
用面纱遮掩；带面纱（veil的ing形式）
词语辨析
film/coat/layer/veil.导航词义：层
film:n. 薄层，薄膜.指某物表面上覆盖的薄薄的一层液体、粉末等。
The table was covered by a film of dust.
桌子上蒙着一层灰。
It can be clearly seen that there is a film of oil on the surface of the water in the cup.
可以明显地看到杯子里的水上面有一层油。
coat:n. 涂层，覆盖物.指某物表面所涂的很薄的一层涂料或其他物质。
another coat of paint
另一层涂料
two coats of varnish
两层清漆
layer:n. 表层；层.指覆盖在某物表面上或夹在其他两物之间的一层材料或物质，可厚可薄。
There was a thick layer of dust on the furniture.
家具上蒙了一层厚厚的灰尘。
Why do you wear so many layers of clothing?
你怎么穿了这么多层衣服啊？
veil:n. 薄层.指使人视线模糊的一层薄薄的雾、云、烟等。
The top of the building was hidden beneath a veil of mist.
楼顶笼罩在薄雾中。
It was darker outside because the moon was hidden behind a veil of clouds.
月亮躲在薄薄的云层后面，外面就更黑了。