veil

1.（尤指女用的）面纱，面罩a covering of very thin transparent material worn, especially by women, to protect or hide the face, or as part of a hat, etc.

3.[sing]掩饰；掩盖；借口；托辞something that stops you from learning the truth about a situation

4.[sing]薄薄的遮盖层a thin layer that stops you from seeing sth

take the veil

当修女to become a nun

2.~ sth遮掩；掩饰to cover sth with sth that hides it partly or completely

1.面纱,面罩

2.幔,帐,幕;遮布;遮蔽物

3.【动,植,解】同“velum”

4.口实,假托

5.(修女的)头巾;〈比喻〉修女生活

6.声音不响亮

1.使盖上面纱;遮盖;隐匿

2.蒙上面纱

1.[Animal,Plant,Anatomy]Same as velum

2.a thin piece of cloth worn over a woman’s head and often partly over her face; the practice of wearing a veil for covering the face, followed by women in Islamic countries

3.a layer of something such as rain that prevents you from seeing very far

4.a lack of knowledge or information that prevents you from discovering the truth

1.to cover something with a veil

2.to hide something behind something else