He has a veneer of friendliness.

他有友好的外表。

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The panel had a veneer of gold and ivory.

这木板上面镶饰了一层金和象牙。

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He hides his true personality beneath a veneer of kindness.

他把他的真正人格隐藏在亲切的表象下。

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He said Iranian authorities have used meetings with countries like Brazil and Turkey to appear to offer what he termed "a veneer of cooperation" while really offering nothing in terms of a meaningful response on the nuclear issue.

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"By doing that, the veneer of remembering it is a CG character starts to dissolve and you see the spirit.

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All this junk food with a veneer of virtue is enough to turn Michael Jacobson's stomach.

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Anti-dumping is a particularly pernicious form of protection, because it lurks beneath a veneer of respectability.

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It only assumed a veneer of credibility because it was stamped with the imprimatur of his profession.

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