A "veteran" is defined as a person with extensive experience in a particular field or activity, or more specifically, someone who has served in the armed forces, especially during wartime. The term can also be used informally to refer to someone very experienced, sometimes shortened to "vet."
A "veteran" is defined as a person with extensive experience in a particular field or activity, or more specifically, someone who has served in the armed forces, especially during wartime. The term can also be used informally to refer to someone very experienced, sometimes shortened to "vet."
[N-COUNT 可数名词]退伍军人；老兵；老战士 A veteran is someone who has served in the armed forces of their country, especially during a war.
[oft N of n]
They approved a $1.1 billion package of pay increases for the veterans of the Persian Gulf War.
他们通过了对参加过波斯湾战争的老兵增发共计11亿美元的一揽子提案。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]有经验的人；老手 You use veteran to refer to someone who has been involved in a particular activity for a long time.
[usu N n]
...Tony Benn, the veteran Labour MP and former Cabinet minister.
托尼·本，一位经验丰富的工党下院议员和前内阁部长
Oxford
vet·eran/ˈvetərən; NAmEˈvetərən/noun1a person who has a lot of experience in a particular area or activity 经验丰富的人；老手◆the veteran American actor, Clint Eastwood美国资深演员克林特 · 伊斯特伍德2(also NAmE,informalvet)a person who has been a soldier, sailor, etc. in a war 退伍军人；老兵；老战士；老水兵◆war veterans经历过战争的老战士◆a Vietnam vet越战退伍军人veteranveteransvet·eran/ˈvetərən; NAmEˈvetərən/
LDC
veteranvet‧e‧ran /ˈvetərən/ ●○○ noun [countable]
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1someone who has been a soldier, sailor etc in a warveteran of a veteran of the Second World War a Vietnam veteran2someone who has had a lot of experience of a particular activityveteran of a veteran of countless political campaignsveteran politician/campaigner/leader etc the veteran leader of the socialist partyveteran journalist/actor/goalkeeper etc
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veteran
[ˈvetərən]
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veterans[2264]
老兵(62%)，老手(29%)，老练的(9%)
n.老兵；老手；富有经验的人；老运动员
adj.经验丰富的；老兵的
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