veteran

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n. 老手, 退伍军人, 老兵, 老树 a. 老兵的, 老练的, 经验丰富的

发音

其它 /ˈvɛ.tə.ɹən/
US /ˈvɛ.t̬ə.ɹən/
US /ˈvɛ.ɾə.ɹən/

词形变化

veterans 复数 veterans

别名

Vet.

教材释义与例句

名词

老兵；老手；富有经验的人；老运动员

形容词

经验丰富的；老兵的

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A person with long experience of a particular activity.

    经验丰富的人

    老手

    老将

    The company's new hires were nervous, but the veterans were self-assured because, as one summarized it, "this isn't our first rodeo."

  2. 2.

    A person with long experience of a particular activity.

    A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service.

    老兵

    老将

    退伍军人

    We honor veterans and senior citizens with a ten percent discount.

  3. 3.

    A group, animal, etc. with long experience of a particular activity.

    比喻

    Their mules were clearly veterans. They seemed to know what to do even better than the teenage farmhand who was driving the team.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Having had long experience, practice, or service.

    经验丰富的

  2. 2.

    Of or relating to former members of the military armed forces, especially those who served during wartime.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

vet old-timer old hand old stager stager warhorse

上位词 2

expert military personnel

下位词 3

legionnaire ex-serviceman ex-servicewoman
形容词

同义词 1

seasoned

近义相关 2

experienced experient

相关短语

veteran car 古老车 veteran cars war veteran

词源

Borrowed from Middle French vétéran, from Latin veterānus.

来源：wiktionary