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veneer noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + VENEER | VENEER + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEthin 一点儿虚饰VERB + VENEERacquire, 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 + VERBhide 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。PREPOSITIONbehind 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。 |