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BNC: 13907 COCA: 13417

veneer

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Related topics: Furniture, Crafts
ve·neer /vəˈnɪə $ -ˈnɪr/ noun  
1  [countableC, uncountableU]DHFTIC a thin layer of wood or plastic that covers the surface of a piece of furniture made of cheaper material, to make it look better 饰面板，贴面板〔覆于家具表面的薄木板或塑料板〕
walnut/maple/oak etc veneer 胡桃木/槭木/橡木等饰面板
2  a veneer of politeness/sophistication etc formal behaviour that hides someone’s real character or feelings 〔掩饰真实性格或感情的〕彬彬有礼/世故等的伪装
 A thin veneer of politeness hid Lady Bride’s growing anger.
布赖德夫人看上去不失礼数，内心的怒火却是愈燃愈烈。
Examples from the Corpus
thin veneer• By this he means acquiring a thin veneer of knowledge to mask his corruption.• Above that is a thin veneer of hard cases, who continue offending into their twenties.• A thin veneer of cork is bonded of a painted backing shows through in places to create a two-colour finish.• I was afraid alcohol would eat through the thin veneer of self-control.• Under this thin veneer of modesty lies a monster of greed.
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veneer• So they have to find their way into the international financial system, where they can be given a veneer of legality.• I hope the unity will be more than a veneer by the end.• By this he means acquiring a thin veneer of knowledge to mask his corruption.• I was afraid alcohol would eat through the thin veneer of self-control.• Suddenly your grown-up veneer gives way to a childlike sensitivity that causes you to feel-within minutes-wonderful happiness and acute distress.• walnut veneer
walnut/maple/oak etc veneer• The label is in fact not paper, but a maple veneer - a classy touch.• The saloons had perforated plywood benches like the Milnes cars, maple veneer ceilings with lighting along the sides only.• In the old days before the First World War, Papa had traded in the walnut veneer business.• The oak veneer top was so warped it resembled the surface of the sea in a moderate chop.
Origin veneer
(1700-1800) German furnier, from furnieren “to veneer”, from French fournir; → FURNISH
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BNC: 13907 COCA: 13417
veneer

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ADJECTIVE | VERB + VENEER | VENEER + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤thin一點兒虛飾VERB + VENEER➤acquire, add獲得⋯的外表；增加虛飾➤maintain保持⋯的外表▸➤peel away, peel back, strip, strip away, strip off剝下虛飾◇The lyrics strip the veneer of respectability from the music.歌詞讓配樂變得不再光鮮。➤strip sb/sth of剝掉⋯的虛飾◇They have stripped the veneer of jingoism from the play by showing war in its true horror.他們通過展示戰爭恐怖的實質剝除了該劇宣揚沙文主義的外衣。VENEER + VERB➤hide sth, mask sth外表隱藏⋯／掩飾⋯◇He managed to acquire a thin veneer of knowledge to mask his real ignorance.他裝出有點兒知識的樣子，用來掩飾自己的無知。➤crack原形敗露◇For the first time her veneer of politeness began to crack.她溫文爾雅的偽裝第一次露出了破綻。PREPOSITION➤behind a/the veneer, beneath a/the veneer, under a/the veneer在虛假的外表背後；在虛假的偽裝下面◇They're brutal people behind their civilized veneer.他們表面上彬彬有禮，骨子裏卻是野蠻殘忍。➤veneer of⋯的外表◇He concealed his darker side behind a veneer of respectability.他將自己陰暗的一面隱藏在體面的外表之下。
BNC: 13907 COCA: 13417
BNC: 13907 COCA: 13417
veneer
Layers and coverings: surface, cover, layer...
Cheating, dishonest and insincere behaviour: dishonesty, deceit, corruption...

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