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BNC: 13907 COCA: 13417

veneer

noun
/vəˈnɪə(r)/
/vəˈnɪr/
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  1. [countable, uncountable] 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 Examples
    • Some 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
    verb + veneer
    • acquire
    • add
    • maintain
    • …
    veneer + verb
    • hide something
    • mask something
    • crack
    • …
    preposition
    • behind a/​the veneer
    • beneath a/​the veneer
    • under a/​the veneer
    • …
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  2. [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
    • Her veneer of politeness began to crack.她那彬彬有礼的伪装开始露馅儿了。
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    • He 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
    verb + veneer
    • acquire
    • add
    • maintain
    • …
    veneer + verb
    • hide something
    • mask something
    • crack
    • …
    preposition
    • behind a/​the veneer
    • beneath a/​the veneer
    • under a/​the veneer
    • …
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    3. Word Originearly 18th cent. (earlier as fineer): from German furni(e)ren, from Old French fournir ‘furnish’.

veneer

verb
/vəˈnɪə(r)/
/vəˈnɪr/
[usually passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they veneer
/vəˈnɪə(r)/
/vəˈnɪr/
he / she / it veneers
/vəˈnɪəz/
/vəˈnɪrz/
past simple veneered
/vəˈnɪəd/
/vəˈnɪrd/
past participle veneered
/vəˈnɪəd/
/vəˈnɪrd/
-ing form veneering
/vəˈnɪərɪŋ/
/vəˈnɪrɪŋ/
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  1. to cover the surface of something with a veneer of wood, etc.（用薄片镶饰等）饰面，覆盖
    • be veneered with/in something The bed was veneered with cherrywood.这张床镶有樱桃木。
    Word Originearly 18th cent. (earlier as fineer): from German furni(e)ren, from Old French fournir ‘furnish’.

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