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a thin layer of wood or plastic that is stuck to the surface of cheaper wood with glue, especially on a piece of furniture 饰面薄板，薄片镶饰（尤用于家具上） pine, with a walnut veneer 松木，胡桃木贴面 The chest is solid oak, not veneer. 胸部是实心橡木，不是贴面。
Extra ExamplesSome of the frames are inlaid with veneers. 一些框架镶有单板。 The chest is made of mahogany with a veneer of rosewood. 箱子是红木做的，镶着一层红木。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thin
- acquire
- add
- maintain
- …
- hide something
- mask something
- crack
- …
- behind a/the veneer
- beneath a/the veneer
- under a/the veneer
- …
- [singular] veneer (of something) (formal)
an outer appearance of a particular quality that hides the true nature of somebody/something 虚假的外表；虚饰 Extra ExamplesHe concealed his darker side behind a veneer of respectability. 他将自己阴暗的一面隐藏在体面的外表之下。 He managed to acquire a thin veneer of knowledge to mask his real ignorance. 他装出有点儿知识的样子，用来掩饰自己的无知。 The lyrics strip the veneer of respectability from the music 歌词让配乐变得不再光鲜。 They have stripped the veneer of jingoism from the play, by showing war in its true horror. 他们剥除了极端爱国主义的外衣，在剧中展示了战争恐怖的实质。 They're brutal people behind their civilized veneer. 他们表面上彬彬有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thin
- acquire
- add
- maintain
- …
- hide something
- mask something
- crack
- …
- behind a/the veneer
- beneath a/the veneer
- under a/the veneer
- …
Word Originearly 18th cent. (earlier as fineer): from German furni(e)ren, from Old French fournir ‘furnish’.