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

• Veiled hints and uneasy silences.
  含蓄的暗示及不安的缄默。
• The subtext of one of her next films was thinly veiled.
  这样她接下来的一部影片的潜台词就不言而喻了。
• They launched a thinly veiled attack on his abilities as a leader.
  他们几乎不加掩饰地对他的领导能力发起了攻击。
• This coincided with a black cloud which suddenly veiled the sun.
  这时一团乌云忽然遮住了太阳。
• 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。
• The aged senator Lodge exclaimed that it was a "veiled threat" to the United States.
  老参议员洛奇叫喊说，这是对美国的一种含蓄的恫吓。
• 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？
• Eventually stories arose which explained or veiled the mysteries of the rites.
  最终产生了那些能够解释或者掩盖这些仪式神秘性的故事。
• 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。
• The spy veiled his plans.
  这个间谍将其计划掩盖起来。