veil /veil/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
• (v.) to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil

Chinese translation

• n. 面纱, 面罩, 借口, 幕, 帐, 遮蔽物
• vt. 戴面纱, 隐藏, 遮蔽, 掩饰
• vi. 蒙上面纱

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/veil/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.66 · Super Rare

Word forms

veiled, veiling, veils

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