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单词 vet
释义
vet
noun[C]
uk
/vet/us
/vet/

vetnoun[C](ANIMAL DOCTOR)

B1
(UKformalveterinary surgeon);(USformalveterinarian)
apersonwith amedicaldegreetrainedto takecareof thehealthofanimals:
兽医
Thefarmercalled the vet out totreatasickcow.农夫叫来兽医诊治病牛。
(UKalsovet's)
theofficewhere a vetworks:
兽医诊所
Thecatinjuredherpaw, so I took her to the vet.猫伤了爪子，我们把它送去了兽医诊所。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Zoology: veterinary medicine
  • altered
  • animal doctor
  • anti-rabies
  • castrate
  • castrated
  • castration
  • cattery
  • distemper
  • foam
  • lame
  • leptospirosis
  • mange
  • mangy
  • neutered
  • nosema
  • putsomethingto sleepidiom
  • putsomething/someonedown
  • rescue centre
  • veterinary
  • worm
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vetnoun[C](ARMED FORCES)

US
informalforveteran(= apersonwho hasservedin thearmedforces)
老兵，退伍军人（veteran的非正式用法）
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Soldiers & people who fight in wars
  • anti-guerrilla
  • Anzac
  • berserker
  • cavalryman
  • combat engineer
  • comrade
  • ex-serviceman
  • ex-servicewoman
  • foot soldier
  • headhunter
  • irregular
  • paramilitary
  • raider
  • recruit
  • scout
  • shogun
  • skirmisher
  • soldier of fortune
  • squaddie
  • vassal
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vet
verb[T]
mainlyUK
uk
/vet/us
/vet/
-tt-
toexaminesomething or someonecarefullyto makecertainthat they areacceptableorsuitable:
审查，检查
During thewar, thegovernmentvetted allnewsreportsbefore they werepublished.战争期间，所有新闻报道在发表之前要接受政府的审查。
Thebankcarefullyvets everyone whoappliesfor anaccount.银行对每个申请开通账户的人都进行仔细的审核。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Analysing and evaluating
  • adjudication
  • analysable
  • analyse
  • analyser
  • dive
  • enquiry
  • gauge
  • go over
  • go through
  • have the measure ofsomeone/somethingidiom
  • inspect
  • inspection
  • probe
  • reinterpret
  • reinterpretation
  • reinvestigate
  • reinvestigation
  • research
  • scratch
  • the acid test
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(Definition ofvetfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

vet| American Dictionary

vet
noun[C]
us
/vet/

vetnoun[C](MILITARY PERSON)

short form ofveteran(= apersonwho was in themilitary)

vetnoun[C](ANIMAL DOCTOR)

short form ofveterinarian
vet
verb[T]
us
/vet/
-tt-

vetverb[T](EXAMINE)

tostudysomething, or toexaminea person’srecordtoseethat it isacceptableoraccurate:
Allagenciesmustcarefullyvet newworkers.
Before wesignedthiscontract,ourlawyervetted it.
(Definition ofvetfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

vet| Business English

vet
verb[T]
uk
/vet/us
-tt-
HR
tocarefullycheckinformationabout someone beforeemployingthem to makecertainthat they aresuitable, do not have acriminalrecord, etc.:
Candidates forseniorpositionsare vetted by theboardofdirectors.
tocarefullycheckinformation,especiallyfinancialinformation, about someone who isapplyingfor aloanor torentorbuyaproperty:
Mortgagelendersare now vettingapplicantsmorecarefully.
toexaminesomethingcarefullyto makecertainit issuitable,correct, etc.:
Theresultsof thesurveyhave beencarefullyvetted byindependentresearchers.

vetting

noun[U]
Credit-cardcompanieshavetightenedtheirvettingprocedures.
(Definition ofvetfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvet

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Since the vast majority of protocols involve rats and mice, thevetshould have expertise with these species and other common laboratory animal species.
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Policy originated with the vets, but their claims to authority, based on professional expertise, were initially weak and carried little institutional weight.
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As everyday art, the photomontage was mediated and vetted by the interests and aesthetics of a corporation.
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It both challenged and advanced the vets' case for intervention.
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However, while permanent immunity was certain, the procedure itself was ' costly, clumsy, heartbreaking and dangerous ', as onevetput it.
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Opponents of the separation of agricultural and veterinary functions saw the proper professional sphere of thevetas limited to the diseases of animals.
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As a result, prospective candidates for membership of these churches had to be vetted carefully.
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These were middle-class images and middle-class voices (even publications that included laborers' letters were generally vetted by middle-class editors).
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In retrospect this vetting process should have been included in the original trial plan.
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One participant even wanted to take her pet hamsters to thevetto find out why they hadn't mated.
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They vetted newcomers before accepting them as members of the refugee churches and kept registers of immigrant numbers, which were regularly checked by the magistrates.
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Varying proposals should be vetted, with their strengths and limitations discussed.
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Allowances are applied for by village heads on behalf of poor elders and are vetted by municipal welfare offices.
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Beginning in early 1885, the sultan impaneled a series of commissions and charged them with vetting the curriculum inherited from the preceding regime.
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To incorporate additional information, patent holders could obtain a value estimate from internally derived estimates that are vetted by an external expert.
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