■ verft [VN] 1 ■ to cover your face with a veil 戴面纱；戴面
罩 2 (//Yera/y) to cover sth with sth that
hides it partly or completely 遮掩；掩饰 0H2l shroud: A fine drizzle byan to vei〖 the hiHs.蒙蒙细雨渐渐笼罩了群山。
veiled /veild/ adj. 1 not expressed directly
or clearly because you do not want your meaning to be obvious 含蓄的；掩饰的:a thinly veiled
threat几乎不加掩饰的
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She made a veiled reference to his past mistakes. 她含蓄地提到了他过去所犯的错误。2 wearing a veil戴 面纱•的；蒙面的：a mysterious vet7ed
woman戴面纱的
@秘女人
vein /vein/ noun 1 [C] any of the tubes
that carry blood from all parts of the body towards the heart 静森：the jugular vein ^ —compare artery(I)
—see also
deep vein thrombosis,
varicose vein 2 [C] any of the very thin tubes that form
the frame of a leaf or an insect’s wing 叶脉；翅脉 3 [C] a narrow strip of a different colour in some
types of stone, wood and cheese 纹理；纹路；条纹 4 [Cl a thin layer of minerals or metal contained in rock矿威;矿妹床；矿层；岩脉：
a
vefn 〇/goW 金f■脉冰心1 seam 5 [sing.]〜（of sthj an amount of a
particular quality or feature in sth (棄种 素质或特征的）量：打had topped a rich vein
〇/ in>or- mation m
his sea*eta〇^.他们从彳i的秘书那里摸到了夫量 信息。6 [sing.，,,.Li]
a particular style or manner 风格；方
式：A number of other people commented in a similar vein.其他-些人也以类砬的腔调评埤。◊ ‘And that’s not aH,’’he continued mcmgfy vein•“那迷术算全部呢。”他
g气地继续说道。
veined /vemd/ adj. having or marked with
veins or thin lines有静脉的；有叶脉的；有翅脉的；有紋理的：tWn Wue-vdned hands 青筋暴突的瘦II的欢羊◊ veined marbZe
f纹g的大理石
vein-ing /'veinii]/ noun [U] a pattern of veins
or thin lines 静 lie 纹；叙理：the Wue veining in
Gorgonzoto c/jeese戈永贡拉干酪的蓝纹
vein-ous /'veinas/ adj. [technical 7|t-i§) having veins that are very noticeable 翁撼明显的 velar /'vi:la(r)/ noun {phonetics #) a speech sound made
by placing the back of the tongue against or near the back part of the mouth,
for example /k/ or /g/ in the English words /cey and go 软腭音，去根音(如 /k/ 或
IqI ) ► velar adj.
Vel-cro™
/'velkrau;
NAmE -krou/ noun [U} a material for
fastening clothes, etc. with two different surfaces, one rough and one smooth,
that stick to each other when they are pressed together维可牢搭扣；尼龙搭扣；魔米
貼一picture c> fastener
veld /velt/ noun [U] (in
vel-lum
/'velam/
noun [U] 1 material made from the
skin of a sheep, goat or calf, used for making book covers and,
in the past, for writing on (书封或旧时书 写用的）奉皮纸，犊皮纸2 smooth
cream-coloured paper used for writing on传羊皮纸；仿犊皮纸
vel-oci-rap-tor
/va.lDsi'raepta^);
NAmE -,la:s-/
noun a small dinosaur that moved fairiy quickly 伶盜龙；迅猛
龙；疾1走龙
vel-ocity /va'losati; NAmE -'la:s-/ noun [U, C] {pi. -ies) 1 (technical the speed of sth in a
particular direc- tion (沿某一方 的）速度：the velocity of light 〇 to gafn/Iose vdoci^ 加 / 减速◊ a
high-veZocity ri>Ie 高 速步枪 2 high speed 高速；快速：Jaguars can
move with an astonishing
veZocify.美洲■豹跑起来速度
惊人。
velo-drome /'veladraum; NAmE -droom/ noun a track or building
used for cycle racing (启行秦或摩托秦的.;）
赛车场
vel-our /va'lua(r); NAmE va'lor/ noun [U] a type of silk or
cotton cloth with a thick soft surface like velvet
丝
绒；拉绒织物；维罗绒
velum
/.vi:lam/
nown (p/. vel孕 /’vi:la/) (a/iflfomy 解）a layer of tissue that covers sth, especially the
soft palate inside the mouth 罩膜；缘膜 vel-vet /'velvit/ noun [U] a type of cloth
made from silk, cotton or nylon, with
a thick soft surface 丝绒；立絨；
[2235 Venetian
blind
经绒；天鹅绒：a veivet dress天鹅绒连衣裙◊ ve〖vet curtains/drapes 天銷绒窗帘 / 帷幕 11^1 see iron adj. vel-vet-een /.velvetiin/ noun {U] a type of cotton
cloth that looks like velvet but
is less expensive 棉绒；平
绒；炜绒
velvety /'velvati/ ot//'. pleasantly
smooth and soft 柔软的；柔和的：ve〖vefy sfciri柔软的皮肤◊ a ve〖vety red vWne醇厚的红葡萄酒
vena
cava /.virna
'keiva/ noun
{pi. venae cavae /,vi:ni:
'kervi:/) [anatomy
M) either of the two veins that take blood without oxygen in it towards the heart 腔静脉 venal /'vi:nl/ adj. (formal) prepared to do
dishonest or immoral things in return for money 贪赃枉法的；见利 '’忘 ^ 的 HEI corrupt : venaZjoumafots:唯利是图的记
者►
ve.nal.ity /Vi:.nael9ti/ iu] vend /vend/ verfc [VN] to sell sth 售卖
veri.detta
/ven'deta/
noun 1 a long and violent
disagreement between two families or groups, in which people are murdered in
return for previous murders 家
族娃仇；团伙仇杀 feud 2 ~ (against sb) a long argument or disagreement in which
one person or group does or says things to harm another 积怨；宿 怨；长期不和：ffe has accused the
media 〇/pursuing a vendetta against him.他指责媒体长期跟他设不去。◊ She conducted a personal vendetta against me. M lie 有宿fl。
vending machine /'vendiri majiin/ noun a machine from which
you can buy cigarettes, drinks, etc. by putting coins into it (出售香烟、饮料等的）投币式自动
售货机
vend-or /'vend0(r)/ noun 1 a person who sells things, for example food or
newspapers, usually outside on the street 小丨及；摊贩：street vendors 街头小贩 2 (/brmfl/) a company that sells'a particular
product.(’ 某种产品的）
销售公: sq/hvare vendors获件销售商3 (/flvv律）a person who’is
selling a house，etc.(房金等的）妻主
—compare
seller(I) ven.eer/va’m^r); AAAwf vg’mr/ not/n，verfc mnoun 1 [C, U] a thin layer
of wood or plastic that is glued to the surface of cheaper wood, especially on
a piece of furniture饰面薄板，薄片镶饰（尤用于家具上）
2 [sing.] ~ (of sth) {formal) an outer appearance
of a particular quality that hides the true nature of sb/sth 虚假的外表；虚饰：Her veneer 〇/ politeness begem to cradc.她那彬彬有礼的伪装开始露馅儿了。
■ verb [VN] ~ sth (with/in sth) to cover the surface of sth with a
veneer of wood，etc•(用薄片镶饰等）饰面，覆盖
ven.er.able
/'venarabl/
adj. 1 (formal) venerable people or
things deserve respect because they are old, important，wise, etc.(因年备、显要、智慧等）令人尊
重的，值得敬重的，受敬佩的：a venerable oW man德 髙望重的i人◊<! veneraWe
iastituriori令人仰慕的机构
2 the Venerable ... [only before noun] (in
the Anglican Church), a title of respect used when talking about an archdeacon i对圣公会吏长的尊称）尊者：the Vener- abZe
Afartin Roberts 尊者马丁 •岁伯茨 3 the. Venerable …[only before noun] (in
the Roman Catholic Church), a title given to a dead person who is very holy but
who has not yet been made a saint 真福（夫輿廣 会对列入圣品前的已故圣洁者的尊称）
ven-er-ate
/.venareit/
verfc [VN]〜sb/sth (as sth)
(/bmjfl/) to have and show a lot of respect for sb/sth, especially sb/sth that
is considered to be holy or very important 敬重；■崇敬；敬仰 BECSREVEREkven.er.ation/.vena- 'reiJn/ now/? [U]: The relics were objects of
veneration. 这些圣人遗物是倍受敬奉之物。
ven-ereal /va'marial; NAmE -'mr-/ adj. [only before noun]
relating to diseases spread by sexual contact"性^的；
性交传染的:a venereaZ in/ection性传染病 ve.nereal disease noun [C, U) {abbr. VD) a disease that is
caught by having sex with an infected person 性病>
ven-etian blind /ve.niij'n 'blamd/ noun a blind for a window that has flat
horizontal plastic or metal strips going across it that you can turn to let in
as much light as you want:百叶窗奋一picture o blind