veil

veil

[veil]

n.面纱, 面罩, 掩饰物
vt.使戴面纱, 遮蔽
vi.戴面纱

例句与用法:

Rochester assures her it is only a bad dream, but in the morning Jane finds the ripped fragments of the veil.

罗切斯特安慰她说这只是一个恶梦,但清晨简却发现了被撕破的婚纱碎片。

Most Moslem women wear veils in public places.

大多数穆斯林妇女在公共场所都戴着面纱。

He tried to veil his contempt at my ignorance.

他试图掩饰对我的无知的蔑视。

He deceived them under the veil of charity.

他借慈善事业为名欺骗了他们。

词形变化:

动词过去式: veiled | 动词过去分词: veiled | 动词现在分词: veiling | 动词第三人称单数: veils |


n.[C]

1. 面纱, 面罩[C]

The bride's face was covered in a white veil.

新娘的脸上蒙着白色的面纱。

2. 帷幕; 遮蔽物[S][(+of)]

There was a veil of mist over the mountains.

山上覆盖着一层薄雾。

3. 托词; 幌子[the S][(+of)]

They did evil under the veil of patriotism.

他们在爱国主义的幌子下作恶。

4. 修女生涯; 修女头巾[the S]

She took the veil when she was 18.

她十八岁时当了修女。

vt.

1. 以面纱遮掩

The women there used to veil their faces in public.

那里的妇女过去在公共场合通常戴面纱。

2. 用帷幕分隔

3. 掩饰; 遮盖

She made no attempt to veil the contempt in her voice.

她语气中毫不掩饰她的轻蔑。

Morning fog veiled the village.

晨雾笼罩着村庄。

vi.

1. 戴面纱

2. 【摄】出现轻度灰雾


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