veneered

/vəˈnɪrd/ /vɪˈnɪrd/

Meanings

verb

贴面，镶饰。

To apply veneer to.

Examples :

"to veneer a piece of furniture with mahogany"

用桃花心木给家具贴面。

verb

粉饰，掩盖，伪装。

To disguise with apparent goodness.

Examples :

"He veneered his laziness with excuses about being tired to avoid doing his chores. "

为了逃避做家务，他用自己很累的借口来粉饰自己的懒惰。

appearance character attitude

Related Words

about adjective

/əˈbɛʊt/ /əˈbaʊt/ /əˈbʌʊt/

活动的，走动的。

"After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again."

在和吉兰-巴雷综合征搏斗之后，我花了六个月的时间才能再次恢复活动，到处走动。

goodness noun

/ˈɡʊdnəs/

善良，美德

"Her goodness shone through in the way she always helped her classmates with their homework. "

她的善良在她总是帮助同学做作业这件事上显露无疑。

disguise noun

/dɪsˈɡaɪz/

伪装，乔装。

"A cape and moustache completed his disguise."

一件披风和一副假胡子使他的伪装更加完整。

laziness noun

/ˈleɪzinəs/

懒惰，怠惰

"His laziness prevented him from finishing his homework. "

他的懒惰让他没能完成作业。

piece noun

/piːs/

部分，块。

"I’d like another piece of pie."

我想要再来一块派。

mahogany noun

/məˈhɒɡəni/

桃花心木

"The antique desk in my grandfather's study was made of beautiful, dark mahogany. "

我爷爷书房里那张古老的书桌是用漂亮的深色桃花心木做的。

furniture noun

/ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/ /ˈfɝnɪtʃɚ/

家具，陈设。

"A chair is furniture. Sofas are also furniture."

椅子是家具。沙发也是家具。

veneer noun

/vəˈniə(ɹ)/ [vɨˈniə̆ɹ]

饰面, 贴面.

"The old desk had a veneer of cherry wood to make it look more expensive. "

这张旧桌子贴了一层樱桃木饰面，让它看起来更贵重。

apply verb

/əˈplaɪ/ /ˈæp(ə)li/

应用, 施用

"to apply cream to a rash"

把药膏涂在皮疹上。

apparent adjective

/əˈpæ.ɹənt/

明显的，显而易见的.

"The damage to the car was apparent from the large dent in the side. "

汽车侧面的大凹痕清楚可见，汽车的损坏显而易见。

chores noun

/tʃɔrz/

家务，杂务。

"Washing dishes is a chore, but we cannot just stop eating."

洗碗是个令人厌烦的家务活，但我们不能因为这样就不吃饭了。

excuses noun

/ɪkˈskjuːzɪz/ /ɪkˈskjuːsɪz/

借口，托辞，理由。

"He was late to work, and his boss didn't want to hear any more of his excuses. "

他上班迟到了，老板不想再听他的任何借口了。