| 词组 | veils |
| 释义 | (redirected from veils)take the veilTo become a nun (and thus wear a nun's headdress). Yes, I am taking the veil and devoting my life to God. draw a veil over (something)To conceal something, usually by not talking about it. Can we please draw a veil over that stupid rumor about me? It's not true, but I want as few people to hear about it as possible. I tried to draw a veil over my inexperience so that the recruiter would seriously consider me for the job. lift the veil (on something)To divulge, explain, or reveal something that was previously a secret. Our hope is that this expedition will lift the veil on the secrets of the ancient king's tomb. The celebrity's interview purports to lift the veil on her extremely private married life. beyond the veilIn the spiritual world or the mystical state after death. As frightened as I am to die, I'm also curious to know what it's like beyond the veil. cast a veil over (something)To conceal something, usually by not talking about it. Can we please cast a veil over that stupid rumor about me? It's not true, but I want as few people to hear about it as possible. I tried to cast a veil over my inexperience so that the recruiter would seriously consider me for the job. throw a veil over (something)To conceal something, usually by not talking about it. Can we please throw a veil over that stupid rumor about me? It's not true, but I want as few people to hear about it as possible. I tried to throw a veil over my inexperience so that the recruiter would seriously consider me for the job. draw a veil overConceal or avoid discussing something; keep from public knowledge. For example, Louise drew a veil over the accounting errors. [c. 1700] draw a veil over somethingIf you draw a veil over something, you deliberately do not talk about it because you want to keep it private or because it is embarrassing. It would be kinder, perhaps, to draw a veil over the party's career from 1906 to the outbreak of the War. Most of us have something in our past career over which we choose to draw a veil. Note: A veil is a piece of cloth used by a woman to cover her face. beyond the veilin a mysterious or hidden place or state, especially the unknown state of existence after death.The phrase was originally a figurative reference to the veil which concealed the innermost sanctuary of the Temple in Jerusalem; it was later taken as referring to the mysterious division between the next world and this. draw a veil overavoid discussing or calling attention to something, especially because it is embarrassing or unpleasant.take the veilbecome a nun.cast/draw/throw a ˈveil over something(written) say nothing or no more about something unpleasant: It is kinder to draw a veil over some of his later movies.draw a veil over, toTo conceal; to say no more about something. A cliché from the mid-nineteenth century, this analogy to hiding one’s face behind a veil is often used to gloss over the details of an embarrassing situation. Daniel Defoe, long known as a historian before he turned his hand to fiction, wrote in The True-born Englishman (1701), “Satyr, be kind! and draw a silent Veil! Thy native England’s vices to conceal.” |
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