| 单词 | veneer |
| 释义 | veneer nounadjective | verb + veneer | veneer + verb | preposition adjective➤thin一点儿虚饰verb + veneer➤acquire, add获得⋯的外表；增加虚饰➤maintain保持⋯的外表▸➤peel away, peel back, strip, strip away, strip off剥下虚饰◆the lyrics strip the veneer of respectability from the music.歌词让配乐变得不再光鲜。➤strip sb/sth of剥掉⋯的虚饰◆they have stripped the veneer of jingoism from the play by showing war in its true horror.他们通过展示战争恐怖的实质剥除了该剧宣扬沙文主义的外衣。veneer + verb➤hide sth, mask sth外表隐藏⋯／掩饰⋯◆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。➤crack原形败露◆for the first time her veneer of politeness began to crack.她温文尔雅的伪装第一次露出了破绽。preposition➤behind a/the veneer, beneath a/the veneer, under a/the veneer在虚假的外表背后；在虚假的伪装下面◆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。➤veneer of⋯的外表◆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。veneer/vəˈnɪə(r) ||; vəˈnɪr/noun1. [c,u] a thin layer of wood or plastic that is stuck onto the surface of a cheaper material, especially wood, to give it a better appearance 饰面薄板，镶板（黏在廉价材料，尤其是木料上的薄木板或塑料板） 2. [sing] (formal 正式)a veneer (of sth) a part of sb's behaviour or of a situation which hides what it is really like underneath 虚假的外表；虚饰: ◇a thin veneer of politeness 虚饰的礼貌外表 ve·neer /və`nɪr; vɪˈnɪə/n 1. [c,u] a thin layer of good quality wood that covers the outside of a piece of furniture that is made of a cheaper material ［家具的］饰面薄板，镶板:◇rosewood veneer 花梨木饰面板 2. a veneer of formal behaviour that hides someone's real feelings or character 【正式】 ［掩饰真感情或性格的］外表，虚饰:◇a veneer of politeness 彬彬有礼的外表 |
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