| 单词 | veiled |
| 释义 | veiled (veɪld ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A veiled comment is expressed in a disguised form rather than directly and openly. He made only a veiled reference to international concerns over human rights issues. This last clause is a thinly-veiled threat to those who might choose to ignore the decree. 2. adjective A woman or girl who is veiled is wearing a veil. A veiled woman gave me a kindly smile. Collocations: veiled warning He also issued a veiled warning to investors in euro-denominated bonds. Times, Sunday Times If this was a veiled warning to corrupt and lazy bureaucrats, only good can come of it. Times, Sunday Times In a veiled warning, it said that universities had the power to expel or dismiss those who broke the law or violated regulations at the institutions. Times,Sunday Times For some days prior to the riots, there had been, in some newspapers, veiled warnings of impending trouble. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 含蓄的, 戴着面纱的 Japanese: 遠回しの, ベールをかぶった |
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