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veil noun 2sth that stops you knowing the full truth about sth 掩饰物；幌子ADJECTIVE | VERB + VEIL | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEdiscreet (BrE) 暗中掩饰◆I'll draw a discreet veil over the rest of the proceedings.我会不动声色地将其余的会议记录藏起来。VERB + VEILlift 揭开面纱◆The government has decided to lift the veil on its plans.政府决定公开各项计划。penetrate, pierce 戳破面纱draw, throw 蒙上面纱◆It would be better to draw a veil over what happened next (= not talk about it).后来发生的事情还是不谈为妙。PREPOSITIONbehind a veil of, under a veil of 在⋯掩盖下◆The work is carried out behind a veil of secrecy.这项工作是暗中进行的。 |