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| 1 | a thin piece of cloth worn over a woman’ s head and often partly over her face 面纱 |
| | 1a | the practice of wearing a veil for covering the face , followed by women in Islamic countries （穆斯林国家妇女）带面纱的习俗 | |
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| 2 | a layer of something such as rain that prevents you from seeing very far 遮盖物，遮蔽物（如雨幕等） |
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| 3 | usually singular a lack of knowledge or information , that prevents you from discovering the truth 掩饰；遮盖 |
| a veil of secrecy/ignorance/silence A veil of secrecy has been thrown over the final preparations. 最后的准备工作被蒙上了一层秘密的面纱。 |
| | 3a | to avoid talking about something because it is embarrassing or unpleasant 避而不谈（难堪或不愉快的）某事 | | Both sides sought to draw a veil over the argument. 双方都试图避而不谈这场争论。 | |
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| - | take the veil old-fashioned
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| to become a nun |
| 当修女 |
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