veteran
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A veteran is someone who has served in the armed forces of their country, especially during a war. 退伍军人
They approved a $1.1 billion package of pay increases for the veterans of the Persian Gulf War. 他们批准了为参加过波斯湾战争的退伍军人增付11亿美元的一揽子计划。
2. N-COUNT You use veteran to refer to someone who has been involved in a particular activity for a long time. 经验丰富的人
...Annette Michelson, the veteran critic and professor of cinema studies at New York University. …安妮特·米切尔森,这位纽约大学电影研究的教授和资深影评人。
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veteran /ˈvɛtərən/ (veterans)
剑桥词典
- a person who has had a lot of experience of a particular activity
- Thousands of veterans will take part in a commemoration of the battle .
- Grizzled veterans in uniform gathered at the war monument .
- The ceremony was attended by many of the surviving veterans of the Second World War.
- He is a veteran of the stage .
- She is a veteran of many election campaigns . 返回 veteran
经验丰富的人,老手
a 20-year veteran of the New York Police Department 在纽约警察署任职20年的老警察
C2 (US informal vet)
someone who has been in the armed forces during a war
老兵,退伍军人
a Vietnam veteran 越战老兵
the surviving veterans of World War II 仍健在的二战老兵
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