Veil
[ vel ]
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n. 面纱;掩饰;覆盖物;托词;
vt. 用面纱遮盖;掩饰;用帷幕分隔;隐匿;
💡 词根助记
veil=cover盖上→面纱，借口
📝 例句
I propose to draw a veil over the appalling events that followed.
我建议不要谈及後来发生的那些骇人听闻的事.
She raised her veil.
她掀起面罩。
A veil should be thrown over those sacred emotions of love and grief.
爱和悲痛这两种神圣的感情，应该用帷幕遮盖起来。
A battle is a veil through which it is not wise to peer.
战役是一层面纱，透过它盯着看是不明智的。
The veil she was wearing obscured her features.
她罩的面纱遮掩了她的面容。
🌱 联想助记
【串】evil(邪恶)的live(生活)需要veil(遮盖)以免被人认为他是vile(卑鄙的)
【记】※ live-生活,veil-面纱:穆斯林妇女整天生活在面纱后面
※ vei-谐音“为”,l-拼音“了”:为了不让人看到,我戴上了面纱
※ v-罗马数字“5”,e-拼音“鹅”,I-我,l-似数字“1”:5只鹅为我织了一块面纱
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
veil
n
1 [C]
(a) covering of fine net or other (usu transparent) material worn, esp by women, to protect or hide the face, or as part of a head-dress 面纱, 面罩（尤指女用的）
a bridal veil 新娘的面纱
She raised/lowered her veil. 她撩起[放下]面罩.
(b) piece of linen, etc covering the head and sometimes the shoulders, esp of nuns 头巾（尤指修女的）.
2 [sing] (fig 比喻) thing that hides or disguises 遮盖物; 掩饰物
a veil of mist over the hills 笼罩小山上的薄雾
plot under the veil of secrecy, innocence 在秘密、 正经事物掩盖下搞的阴谋.
3 (idm 习语) draw a curtain/veil over sth => draw2. take the `veil become a nun 当修女. veil, v [Tn]
1 put a veil over (sb/sth) 给（某人[某物]）带面纱或面罩
a veiled Muslim woman 戴著面纱的穆斯林女子.
2 (fig 比喻) hide or disguise (sth) 遮掩, 掩饰（某事物）
a thinly veiled threat, insult, hint, etc 含沙射影的威胁、 侮辱、 暗示等
He could hardly veil his contempt at my ignorance. 他掩盖不住对我无知的轻蔑之情.
🎯 考研助记
五姨(ve)给我(i)戴上1个(l) 面纱 网友：yqy 补充：快用veil遮住vein，否则…；veil=cover,表示"盖上"
🔁 扩展释义
*[veil]n. 面纱, 面罩, 借口, 幕, 帐, 遮蔽物vt. 戴面纱, 隐藏, 遮蔽, 掩饰vi. 蒙上面纱【医】 帆, 幕, 帕; 盖, 盖膜; 羊膜; 声ㄗ相关词组: draw a veil over sth
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What about vegetables, Sir? They usually go bad as soon as we are at sea.
那些蔬菜怎么办呢，先生？通常是刚一出海它们就会坏掉的。
I'd like to hear your advice.
我想听听你的意见。
Present at the meeting were Clare Flower, Tom Goode, the lawyer and the detective, who was introduced to everyone as the lawyer's assistant.
出席会议的有克莱尔·弗劳尔、汤姆·古德、律师与被当作律师助理介绍给大家的侦探