veil

面纱、头纱

She lifted her veil and smiled at the guests.

她掀起头纱，对著来宾微笑。

掩饰、幌子、借口

The whole deal was arranged under a veil of secrecy.

整笔交易是在极度保密的掩饰下安排的。

遮蔽物、帘幕

A thin veil of mist hung over the valley at dawn.

黎明时分，一层薄雾笼罩著山谷。

修女面纱宗教

She took the veil at the age of twenty-three.

她二十三岁时出家成为修女。

掩饰、隐藏

He barely veiled his contempt for the new policy.

他几乎没有掩饰自己对新政策的不屑。

遮蔽、笼罩常用被动

The mountains were veiled in low cloud all morning.

整个早上，群山都被低云笼罩著。

戴面纱、蒙面

Some women choose to veil their faces in public.

有些女性选择在公共场合以面纱遮脸。

避而不谈、不再提起

Let's draw a veil over what happened last night.

昨晚的事我们就避而不谈吧。