英语词汇“veil”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

veilveil1 /veɪl/ ●○○ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYveil¹

Origin: 1100-1200 Old North French veile, from Latin vela, plural of velum sail, curtain, cloth, veil

1a thin piece of material worn by women to cover their faces at formal occasions such as weddings, or for religious reasons: a bridal veil2a veil of secrecy/deceit/silence etc. something that stops you knowing the full truth about a situation: A veil of secrecy surrounded the investigation.3a veil of smoke/clouds etc. a thin layer of smoke, clouds, etc. that covers something so that you cannot see it clearly4the veil the system in some Islamic countries under which women must keep their faces covered in public places

noun | verb

veilveil2 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

veil

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	veil
	he, she, it	veils
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	veiled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have veiled
	he, she, it	has veiled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had veiled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will veil
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have veiled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am veiling
	he, she, it	is veiling
	you, we, they	are veiling
Past	I, he, she, it	was veiling
	you, we, they	were veiling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been veiling
	he, she, it	has been veiling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been veiling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be veiling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been veiling

1to cover someone or something with a veil or other cloth: The women were veiled from head to foot.2be veiled in mystery/secrecy if something is veiled in mystery or secrecy, very little is known about it and it seems mysterious