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veneer n.薄片镶饰；虚饰或虚伪的外表vt.加薄片镶饰 (1) 这家具是用贴柚木薄片的合板做成的。(2) 许多现代家俱用的并非实心木料，而是在胶合板上镶上一层木板饰面而已。(3) 这木板上面镶饰了一层金和象牙。(4) 他有友好的外表。(5) 我认为他过于虚伪，华而不实。(6) 他设法装出有点知识的样子,用来掩饰自己的无知。(7) 他决定用桃花心木薄板镶在那张松木桌上。 A veneer can be anything that makes something look more elegant or attractive than it is. Originally it was a furniture word, but over time its meaning expanded. If someone smiles at you while making some passive-aggressive remark, like, "Gee, you actually look really nice today," you could say that her inner meanness is showing through her veneer of sweetness.

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英 [və'nɪə(r)] 美 [və'nɪr] (1) The furniture is made of plywood covered in teak veneer.(2) Much modern furniture is not solid but using a sandwich of wood veneer on plywood.(3) The panel had a veneer of gold and ivory.(4) He has a veneer of friendliness.(5) I considered him to be far more veneer than substance.(6) He managed to acquire a thin veneer of knowledge to mask his real ignorance.(7) He decided to veneer the pine desk with mahogany. You know how some furniture looks like solid oak or maple until it gets chipped and reveals itself to be nothing more than some cheap particle-board covered with a thin layer of fancy wood? That thin layer is called a veneer. 1[N-SING 单数名词]虚饰；伪装；假象 If you refer to the pleasant way that someone or something appears as a veneer, you are critical of them because you believe that their true, hidden nature is not good.   [usu with supp]  [disapproval]He was able to fool the world with his veneer of education...他打着受过良好教育的幌子到处欺瞒世人。His super-clean image gave a veneer of respectability to the new professional set-up.他超级整洁的形象使其新设的专业骗局看起来很正规很体面。2[N-VAR 可变名词]饰面薄板；镶板 Veneer is a thin layer of wood or plastic which is used to improve the appearance of something. The wood was cut into large sheets of veneer...木料被锯成大块的薄板。Only the finest timbers and veneers are used.只用上好的木料和饰面板。

英语单词	veneer
英美音标	英 [və'nɪə(r)] 美 [və'nɪr]
中文释义	n.薄片镶饰；虚饰或虚伪的外表 vt.加薄片镶饰
英语例句	(1) The furniture is made of plywood covered in teak veneer. (2) Much modern furniture is not solid but using a sandwich of wood veneer on plywood. (3) The panel had a veneer of gold and ivory. (4) He has a veneer of friendliness. (5) I considered him to be far more veneer than substance. (6) He managed to acquire a thin veneer of knowledge to mask his real ignorance. (7) He decided to veneer the pine desk with mahogany.
中文例句	(1) 这家具是用贴柚木薄片的合板做成的。 (2) 许多现代家俱用的并非实心木料，而是在胶合板上镶上一层木板饰面而已。 (3) 这木板上面镶饰了一层金和象牙。 (4) 他有友好的外表。 (5) 我认为他过于虚伪，华而不实。 (6) 他设法装出有点知识的样子,用来掩饰自己的无知。 (7) 他决定用桃花心木薄板镶在那张松木桌上。
vocabulary简明	You know how some furniture looks like solid oak or maple until it gets chipped and reveals itself to be nothing more than some cheap particle-board covered with a thin layer of fancy wood? That thin layer is called a veneer.
vocabulary扩展	A veneer can be anything that makes something look more elegant or attractive than it is. Originally it was a furniture word, but over time its meaning expanded. If someone smiles at you while making some passive-aggressive remark, like, "Gee, you actually look really nice today," you could say that her inner meanness is showing through her veneer of sweetness.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-SING 单数名词]虚饰；伪装；假象 If you refer to the pleasant way that someone or something appears as a veneer, you are critical of them because you believe that their true, hidden nature is not good. [usu with supp] [disapproval] He was able to fool the world with his veneer of education... 他打着受过良好教育的幌子到处欺瞒世人。 His super-clean image gave a veneer of respectability to the new professional set-up. 他超级整洁的形象使其新设的专业骗局看起来很正规很体面。 2 [N-VAR 可变名词]饰面薄板；镶板 Veneer is a thin layer of wood or plastic which is used to improve the appearance of something. The wood was cut into large sheets of veneer... 木料被锯成大块的薄板。 Only the finest timbers and veneers are used. 只用上好的木料和饰面板。

Veneer Furniture Thin Wood Layer Covered Solid 英