veil /veil/ I. n. ［c］1.面纱，面罩：After the ceremony, the bride lifted up her veil to kiss her husband. 婚礼结束后新娘撩开面纱跟丈夫接吻。［考句］As mountains were covered with a veil of cloud, we couldn’t see their tops.由于群山被一层薄雾所笼罩，我们无法看到山顶。2.遮盖物，掩饰物：beneath the protecting veil of darkness 在夜幕的保护下；under the veil of religion 在宗教的外衣下 ‖II. vt. 遮盖，掩饰（cf. unveil）：to veil the facts(one’s intention) 掩饰事实（隐藏自己的打算）