veil
/veɪl; vel/ 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.