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veil/veil/ n. & v.●n. 1 a piece of usu. more or less transparent fabric attached to a woman's hat etc., esp. to conceal the face or protect against the sun, dust, etc. (尤指用于遮面或挡太阳、灰尘等的)面纱；面罩 2 a piece of linen etc. as part of a nun's headdress, resting on the head and shoulders (修女的)头巾 3 a curtain, esp. that separating the sanctuary in the Jewish Temple 幔；幕；(尤指犹太教堂中用来隔开避难所的)窗帘，窗布 4 a disguise; a pretext; a thing that conceals 遮盖物；借口；托词；掩饰物 under the veil of friendship 在友谊的幌子下; a veil of mist 雾幕 5 Photog. slight fogging 【摄】轻度灰雾，浅灰雾 6 huskiness of the voice (指声音的)沙哑 7 = VELUM ●v. tr. 1 cover with a veil 以面纱遮掩；用幕或幔等分隔 2 (esp. as 尤作 veiled adj.) partly conceal 隐藏；掩饰；不明言 veiled threats 隐含的威胁 □ beyond the veil in the unknown state of life after death 在死后的无知境界 □ draw a veil over avoid discussing or calling attention to 避而不谈；隐瞒；避免引起对…的注意 □ take the veil become a nun 成为修女 □ veilless adj.[Middle English via Anglo-French veil(e), Old French voil(e) from Latin vela, pl. of VELUM] |