| 单词 | veneer |
| 释义 | veneer (once / 4135 pages) nv You know how some furniture looks like solid oak or maple until it gets chipped and reveals itself to be nothing more than some cheap particle-board covered with a thin layer of fancy wood? That thin layer is called a veneer. A veneer can be anything that makes something look more elegant or attractive than it is. Originally it was a furniture word, but over time its meaning expanded. If someone smiles at you while making some passive-aggressive remark, like, "Gee, you actually look really nice today," you could say that her inner meanness is showing through her veneer of sweetness. WORD FAMILYveneer: veneered, veneering, veneers+/veneering: veneerings USAGE EXAMPLESBeneath the veneer of highfalutin intellectualism and the comedy of blunt honesty, the viewer responds to the truth of those connections. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) This awards season, the most important accessory may very well be a beautifully crafted set of porcelain veneers. Los Angeles Times(Dec 18, 2016) Putin this summer put a more openly Christian veneer on his government by promoting two figures who wear religion on their sleeve. Seattle Times(Dec 16, 2016) 1n coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood Syn|Hyper veneering coat, coating a thin layer covering something 2n an ornamental coating to a building Syn|Hyper facing coat, coating a thin layer covering something 3v cover with veneer veneer the furniture to protect it Hyper cover provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
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