Apedia

Veteran War World N Count 可数名词 N 英 Vetərən] 美

英语单词 veteran
英美音标 英 ['vetərən] 美 ['vetərən]
中文释义 adj.老练的
n.老手;老兵
英语例句 (1) A good idea soaked into that veteran worker.
(2) This veteran cadre is looked up to by everybody.
(3) The baseball veteran loved to coach young players.
(4) That comrade writing these poems is a veteran.
(5) His grandfather was a veteran of the World War II.
中文例句 (1) 那位老工人的头脑里有了一个好主意。
(2) 这位老干部受到众人的尊敬。
(3) 这位棒球老手喜欢指导年轻选手。
(4) 写这些诗的那个同志是个老兵。
(5) 他的祖父是二战时的老兵。
vocabulary简明 Veteran commonly refers to someone who has fought in a war––think Veterans' Day, the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial––but, in fact, the word can mean anyone with experience in a particular field.
vocabulary扩展 Many veterans of World War II went to college afterward, through the G.I. Bill, and pursued professional careers. At the end of those careers, it was not unusual to find among the ranks of veteran teachers or veteran attorneys or veteran doctors men who were also veterans of the war.
柯林斯解释
1
[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。

2
[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

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Integrated things schools work 英 ɪntɪɡreɪtɪd] 美 ɪntɪɡreɪtɪd adj.综合的;整合的;融合的

Previous card: Steadily raining happening day 英 stedɪlɪ] 美 stedəlɪ adv.稳定地;稳固地;逐步地

Up to card list: 17641 COCA words