in a mysterious or hidden place or state, especially the unknown state of life after death死后未知世界
draw a veil over
avoid discussing or calling attention to (something), especially because it is embarrassing or unpleasant避而不谈；隐瞒
take the veil
become a nun当修女
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
面纱;面罩
A veil is a piece of thin soft cloth that women sometimes wear over their heads and which can also cover their face.
例句
She's got long fair hair but she's got a veil over it...她有一头金色的长发，但她用头巾包住了。She swathes her face in a veil of decorative muslin.她用装饰性的薄纱遮住了脸。
N-COUNT
掩盖物;遮蔽物
You can refer to something that hides or partly hides a situation or activity as a veil .
例句
The country is ridding itself of its disgraced prime minister in a veil of secrecy...这个国家暗地里正试图把失势的首相赶下台。The chilling facts behind this veil of silence were slow to emerge.沉默背后的骇人真相慢慢显露出来。
N-COUNT
（薄雾等）幕障
You can refer to something that you can partly see through, for example a mist, as a veil.
例句
The eruption has left a thin veil of dust in the upper atmosphere...火山爆发在高层大气中留下了一层薄薄的尘土。He recognized the coast of England through a veil of mist...透过薄雾他认出了那是英格兰的海岸线。
PHRASE
隐瞒;避而不谈
If you draw a veil over something, you stop talking about it because it is too unpleasant to talk about.
例句
The clamour to draw a veil over the minister's extra-marital activities reeks of hypocrisy.想要掩饰部长婚外情的喧嚣叫嚷之声让人倍感虚伪。
英汉词典释义
n.
面纱
She dropped her veil.她摘下面纱。
vt.
用面纱遮盖
Please veil your face.请用面纱遮住脸。Moslem women used to veil their faces before going into public.信奉伊斯兰教的妇女出门之前往往用面纱把脸遮起来。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a garment that covers the head and face
2. the inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
3. a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
Verb
1. to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil;
"women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
2. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing;