veteran

/'vetәrәn/

柯林斯星级

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现代语料频率: 2389

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中文翻译

n. 老手, 退伍军人, 老兵, 老树

a. 老兵的, 老练的, 经验丰富的

英文解释

n. a serviceman who has seen considerable active service

n. a person who has served in the armed forces

n. an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service

词态变化

复数形式:veterans

常见例句

also, hardy veteran soldiers

United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959)

n United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959)

Best used when around those who may have a heart attack from hearing the "O" word too many times. > WWII Veteran: I spent two years of my life flying B-25's out of Italy just so my liberal, white guilt-ridden grandchildren could vote a damn Kenyan nigger as Commander in Chief. > You: Calm down grandpa, it's not worth raising your blood pressure of that nigger Oba..err Obongo

one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War n the United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans