| 单词 | veneer |
| 释义 | veneer —veneerer, n. /veuh near"/, n. 1. a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood. 2. any of the thin layers of wood glued together to form plywood. 3. Building Trades. a facing of a certain material applied to a different one or to a type of construction not ordinarily associated with it, as a facing of brick applied to a frame house. 4. a superficially valuable or pleasing appearance: a cruel person with a veneer of kindliness. v.t. 5. to overlay or face (wood) with thin sheets of some material, as a fine wood, ivory, or tortoise shell. 6. to face or cover (an object) with any material that is more desirable as a surface material than the basic material of the object; revet. 7. to cement (layers of wood veneer) to form plywood. 8. to give a superficially valuable or pleasing appearance to. [1695-1705; earlier fineering, faneering < G Fourni(e)rung, Furni(e)rung, equiv. to furni(e)ren to FURNISH ( < F fournir) + -ung -ING1] Syn. 4. façade, front, show, mask, guise. |
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