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Veneer Wood 英[Vəˈnɪə(R 美[Vəˈnɪr N.饰面,护面;外饰,虚饰;表层饰板;薄木片;Vt.给…镶以饰片;虚饰,粉饰;镶盖;胶合 N Sing 虚饰;伪装;假象 Refer

单词 veneer
音标
英[vəˈnɪə(r)] 美[vəˈnɪr]
解释
n.饰面,护面;外饰,虚饰;表层饰板;薄木片;vt.给…镶以饰片;虚饰,粉饰;镶盖;胶合;
例句

N-SING
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.
例: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。
例: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。

N-VAR
饰面薄板;镶板
Veneer is a thin layer of wood or plastic which is used to improve the appearance of something.
例:The wood was cut into large sheets of veneer...木料被锯成大块的薄板。
例:Only the finest timbers and veneers are used.只用上好的木料和饰面板。
变形
pl:veneers~

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