
释义
n. 面纱;面罩
a thin piece of material covering the face or head
n. 遮蔽物;掩饰
something that hides or makes something else less clear
v. 遮掩;掩饰
to hide something or prevent it from being clearly understood
例句
She lifted her veil to take a sip of water.
她掀起面纱,喝了一小口水。
A veil of secrecy around major planning decisions can weaken public trust in local government.
重大规划决策被秘密笼罩,会削弱公众对地方政府的信任。
常用搭配
- wear a veil | 戴面纱
- a veil of secrecy | 神秘的掩盖
- thinly veiled criticism | 几乎不加掩饰的批评
词族
- veiled (adj.)
- unveil (v.)
用法提示
a veil of可比喻一层遮掩;veiled也表示含蓄的。
常见问题
- veil 是什么意思?
- n. 面纱;面罩;n. 遮蔽物;掩饰;v. 遮掩;掩饰
- veil 怎么发音?
- 英音 /veɪl/,美音 /veɪl/。点击页面上方的发音按钮可以试听。