ve·neer
noun/vəˈnɪə(r)/
/vəˈnɪr/
- [countable, uncountable] a thin layer of wood or plastic that is stuck to the surface of cheaper wood with glue, especially on a piece of furniture
饰面薄板，薄片镶饰（尤用于家具上） - pine, with a walnut veneer
松木，胡桃木贴面 - The chest is solid oak, not veneer.
箱子是实心橡木，不是单板。
Extra Examples- Some of the frames are inlaid with veneers.
有些框架镶嵌有单板。 - The chest is made of mahogany with a veneer of rosewood.
箱子由桃花心木制成，贴面为红木。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thin
- acquire
- add
- maintain
- …
- hide something
- mask something
- crack
- …
- behind a/the veneer
- beneath a/the veneer
- under a/the veneer
- …
- pine, with a walnut veneer
- [singular] veneer (of something) (formal) an outer appearance of a particular quality that hides the true nature of somebody/something
虚假的外表；虚饰 - Her veneer of politeness began to crack.
她那彬彬有礼的伪装开始露馅儿了。
Extra Examples- 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。 - 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。 - The lyrics strip the veneer of respectability from the music
歌词让配乐变得不再光鲜。 - They have stripped the veneer of jingoism from the play, by showing war in its true horror.
他们剥除了极端爱国主义的外衣，在剧中展示了战争恐怖的实质。 - 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thin
- acquire
- add
- maintain
- …
- hide something
- mask something
- crack
- …
- behind a/the veneer
- beneath a/the veneer
- under a/the veneer
- …
- Her veneer of politeness began to crack.
Word Originearly 18th cent. (earlier as fineer): from German furni(e)ren, from Old French fournir ‘furnish’.