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单词 veteran
释义
veteran
noun[C]
uk
/ˈvet.ər.ən/us
/ˈve.t̬ɚ.ən/
C2
apersonwho has had a lot ofexperienceof aparticularactivity:
经验丰富的人，老手
a 20-year veteranofthe New YorkPoliceDepartment在纽约警察署任职20年的老警察
C2
(USinformalvet)
someone who has been in thearmedforcesduring awar:
老兵，退伍军人
a Vietnam veteran越战老兵
thesurvivingveteransofWorldWar II仍健在的二战老兵
More examples
  • Thousands of veterans will takepartin acommemorationof thebattle.
  • Grizzled veterans inuniformgatheredat thewarmonument.
  • Theceremonywasattendedby many of thesurvivingveterans of the SecondWorldWar.
  • He is a veteran of thestage.
  • She is a veteran of manyelectioncampaigns.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Experienced
  • cosmopolitan
  • duck
  • experienced
  • grandmother
  • have been around the ridgesidiom
  • old-timer
  • pedigreed
  • practised
  • ridge
  • sea dog
  • seasoned
  • sophisticate
  • super-sophisticated
  • take tosomethinglike a duck to wateridiom
  • teach your grandmother to suck eggsidiom
  • ultra-sophisticated
  • urbane
  • warhorse
  • worldly
  • worldly-wise
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Soldiers & people who fight in wars
veteran
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈvet.ər.ən/us
/ˈve.t̬ɚ.ən/
having beeninvolvedin aparticularactivityfor alongtime:
资深的，经验丰富的
She's also a veterancampaignerforhumanrights.她还是一位经验丰富的人权活动家。
Synonym
seasoned(EXPERIENCED)
More examples
  • Veteranbackbenchersopposedthebill.
  • Thereportsare beingtreatedwithscepticismby veteranjournalists.
  • Veteranmembersof theclubareopposedto thechanges.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Experienced
  • cosmopolitan
  • duck
  • experienced
  • grandmother
  • have been around the ridgesidiom
  • old-timer
  • pedigreed
  • practised
  • ridge
  • sea dog
  • seasoned
  • sophisticate
  • super-sophisticated
  • take tosomethinglike a duck to wateridiom
  • teach your grandmother to suck eggsidiom
  • ultra-sophisticated
  • urbane
  • warhorse
  • worldly
  • worldly-wise
See more results »
(Definition ofveteranfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

veteran| American Dictionary

veteran
noun[C]
us
/ˈvet̬·ər·ən,ˈve·trən/

veterannoun[C](EXPERIENCED PERSON)

apersonwho has had a lot ofexperiencein aparticularactivityorjob:
Ms. Beasly is one ofourveterans – she has beenteachinghere for over 20years.

veterannoun[C](MILITARY PERSON)

(short formvet)
apersonwho wasonceamemberof thearmedforces
(Definition ofveteranfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofveteran

veteran
The party had, after all, supported the war and many members were veterans.
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Migrations and forced population movements had been followed by steady settlement by veterans and immigrants from elsewhere in the empire.
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There was now no shortage of enthusiasts, veterans as well as neophytes.
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In brief, most veterans believed that their goals could be achieved within the confines of colonial society.
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The number of veterans who succeeded in gaining some degree of economic and social mobility is difficult to determine.
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As discussed above, several thousand former soldiers received the training they sought, though not all of these veterans secured employment corresponding to their skills.
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Viewing the apparent failures of veterans' initiatives in employment, exservicemen's associations and politics, by 1947 most colonial officials concluded that demobilization was complete.
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Data are no. of veterans with potential risk factors.
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Eligibility for the disability pension and the rate of the pension is based merely upon the assessment of the veteran's medical situation.
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The rights and benefits granted these diverse groups have not always necessarily replicated those granted to disabled military veterans.
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Benefits for disabled veterans are, by nature, compensatory categorical benefits.
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The educational benefits shaped veterans' consciousness in ways that made them more inclined to participate in politics.
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How veterans transformed social marginality into an active and, by implication, central position in the political realm remains unclear.
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The hypothesis has received much attention among veterans, the press and the scientific community.
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He further repeats the tired official lie that war veterans engineered the subsequent farm invasions.
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