| 单词 | draw a veil over something |
| 释义 | draw a veil over something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdraw a veil over somethingdraw a veil over somethingSECRETto deliberately keep something unpleasant or embarrassing from being knownI’d rather draw a veil over what happened last night. → drawExamples from the Corpusdraw a veil over something• The food is dumpling-based, substantial, and it would be kinder to draw a veil over the indigenous wine lake.• His brain drew a veil over the sickening consequences.draw a veil over somethingdraw a veil over somethingformalHIDE/NOT SHOW to avoid talking about something that happened in the past because it is unpleasant or embarrassingI think it best to draw a veil over the whole incident. → veilExamples from the Corpusdraw a veil over something• His brain drew a veil over the sickening consequences.• The food is dumpling-based, substantial, and it would be kinder to draw a veil over the indigenous wine lake. |
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