veil

1. N-COUNT A veil is a piece of thin soft cloth that women sometimes wear over their heads and that can also cover their face. 面紗

She's got long fair hair but she's got a veil over it. 她有長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的金發(fā)，卻把面紗罩于其上。

2. N-COUNT You can refer to something that hides or partly hides a situation or activity as a veil. 掩飾物

The country is ridding itself of its disgraced prime minister in a veil of secrecy. 該國(guó)正在暗地里將其名譽(yù)掃地的首相趕下臺(tái)。

3. N-COUNT You can refer to something that you can partly see through, such as a mist, as a veil. (薄霧等) 半透明物[文學(xué)性]

The eruption has left a thin veil of dust in the upper atmosphere. 這次火山噴發(fā)在上層大氣中留下了一個(gè)薄薄的塵土層。