veteran
美音:
[´vetərən
]英音:
[´vetərən
]n.老兵,老手,富有经验的人,退伍军人 adj.老兵的,经验丰富的
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veteran
/'vetərən; `vɛtərən/
n
1 person with much or long experience, esp as a soldier 经验丰富的人; 老手; (尤指)老军人, 老兵
*war veterans 经历过战争的老战士
* veterans of two World Wars 经历过两次世界大战的老兵
* veterans of the civil rights campaign 民权运动的老战士
* [attrib 作定语] a veteran politician, golfer 资深的政治家、高尔夫球老手.
2 (also infml 口语作vet) (US) any ex-serviceman 退伍军人
*`Veterans Day, ie
11 November, commemorating the armistice (1918) in World War I 停战纪念日, 退伍军人节(11月11日, 为纪念1918年第一次世界大战停战日).
veteran
n[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: veteranus, from veteranus 'old, of long experience', from vetus 'old']
someone who has been a soldier, sailor etc in a war
veteran of
a veteran of the Second World War
a Vietnam veteran
someone who has had a lot of experience of a particular activity
veteran of
a veteran of countless political campaigns
veteran politician/campaigner/leader etc
the veteran leader of the socialist party
veteran journalist/actor/goalkeeper etc
1. Then last year, she decided to challenge Embu's mayor, a veteran politician. 接着在去年,她决定挑战恩布市市长,一位资深政客。
2. Grandfather is a veteran of the First and Second World Wars. 祖父是第一、二次世界大战的老兵。
3. One veteran female political activist said that many women had not been taught the basics of political participation. 一位资深的女政治活动家说,许多妇女连参政的最基本知识都没有。
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