Veil
[ vel ]
第2级
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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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It is useless trying to argue with Shylock.
跟夏洛克讲理是没有用的。
Hoping you will be caught and called a thief.
希望你被抓住，被人叫做小偷。
When did they leave this area?
他们什么时候离开这里？