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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。
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Origin veneer
(1700-1800) German furnier, from furnieren to veneer, from French fournir; → FURNISH
ve·neer noun
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BNC: 13907 COCA: 13417
veneer

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ADJECTIVE | VERB + VENEER | VENEER + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEthin一點兒虛飾VERB + VENEERacquire, 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 + VERBhide 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。PREPOSITIONbehind 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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