veiled

英 [veɪld]

美 [veɪld]

adj.  含蓄的; 掩饰的; 戴面纱的; 蒙面的
v.  戴面纱; 戴面罩; 遮掩; 掩饰
veil的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：veiled　过去式：veiled　

Collins.1 / BNC.14635 / COCA.14492

牛津词典

adj.

• 含蓄的；掩饰的
  not expressed directly or clearly because you do not want your meaning to be obvious
  1. a thinly veiled threat
     几乎不加掩饰的威胁
  2. She made a veiled reference to his past mistakes.
     她含蓄地提到了他过去所犯的错误。
• 戴面纱的；蒙面的
  wearing a veil
  1. a mysterious veiled woman
     戴面纱的神秘女人

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 间接表示的;含蓄的;不明言的
  Aveiledcomment is expressed in a disguised form rather than directly and openly.
  1. He made only a veiled reference to international concerns over human rights issues...
     他只是含蓄地提到了国际社会对人权问题的关注。
  2. This last clause is a thinly-veiled threat to those who might choose to ignore the decree.
     这最后一项条款明显是对那些可能会无视法令之人的威慑。
• ADJ 蒙面纱的;戴面罩的
  A woman or girl who isveiledis wearing a veil.
  1. A veiled woman gave me a kindly smile.
     一位戴面纱的女士朝我友好地微笑。

英英释义

adj

• muted or unclear
  1. veiled sounds
  2. the image is veiled or foggy
• having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
  1. a veiled dancer
  2. a veiled hat
  3. veiled threats
  4. veiled insults

双语例句

• Suddenly I saw in front of me lady alroy, deeply veiled and walking very fast.
  突然我看见阿尔罗伊夫人在我的前面，蒙着厚厚的面纱，走得很快。
• The innovations attracted him by their success and by the conspicuous merits which veiled their conspicuous defects.
  他被革新的成功和它们足以掩盖明显缺点的显著优点吸引住了。
• I replied with a thinly veiled warning.
  我以一种几乎不加掩饰的警告口吻回答。
• Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your friends?
  我何必在你同伴的羊群旁边，好像蒙着脸的人呢？
• To mistreat or intimidate by bullying. I thought the veiled threat of war was bluff.
  恐吓，威胁用暴徒的方式欺侮或恫吓我认为那含蓄的战争恫吓是吓唬人的。
• He saw the veiled workers or angels around the throne.
  他看见用翅膀遮脸的天使围绕著宝座。
• There was a barely veiled hostility in her tone.
  她语气中带着几乎未加掩饰的敌意。
• A cold silvery mist had veiled the afternoon, and the moon was not yet up to scatter it.
  这天下午起了一片银白色的寒雾，蒙住了一切，这会儿月亮还没有拨开雾霭，高临太空。
• Some people veiled their crafty nature under the mask of loyalty.
  有些人在忠诚的外表下掩藏着奸诈的本性。
• Veiled in mists, the hills put on strange and bewildering scenes.
  在薄雾笼罩下，群山呈现出种种奇怪和迷人的景色。