veil
英 /veɪl/ 美 /veɪl/
- 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
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。
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
辨析提示
a veil of可比喻一层遮掩；veiled也表示含蓄的。
词族
veiled (adj.)、unveil (v.)
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