veterans

/vet-er-uhn, ve-truhn/US // ˈvɛt ər ən, ˈvɛ trən //UK // (ˈvɛtərən, ˈvɛtrən) //

退伍军人,老兵,老兵们,老手

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like: a veteran of the police force; a veteran of many sports competitions.
- : a person who has served in a military force, especially one who has fought in a war: a Vietnam veteran.

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : having had service or experience in warfare: veteran troops.
- : experienced through long service or practice; having served for a long period: a veteran member of Congress.
- : of, relating to, or characteristic of veterans.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounperson with much experience; particularly in war

Synonyms

expert专家,专家介绍,专家们 pro亲,亲的,亲属,亲们 vet兽医,呕吐,呕吐物,评审员 gi纪元,纪晓岚,纪晓波,纪晓辉 old-timer老前辈,老一辈人,老一辈,老一辈的人 sourdough酸面团,酸面条,酸面包,酸面粉 trouper捣蛋鬼,捣乱者,混混,混混们 warhorse战马,战驹,骏马

Examples

Their play, along with that of veterans Manny Machado and Eric Hosmer, has given the Padres the best performing collection of position players in baseball, according to FanGraphs’ WAR.
Chairman Urs Rohner turned to Thomas Gottstein, a two-decade Credit Suisse veteran, to restore investor confidence.
Coinbase announced on Monday that prominent venture capitalist Marc Andreessen is joining its board, alongside Gokul Rajaram, who is an executive at DoorDash and a veteran of Google and Square.
State authorities have identified the officer who shot Blake as Rusten Sheskey, a seven-year veteran of the Kenosha Police Department.
Here’s how we—alongside other veteran leaders—recently spoke up on this issue.
Jones is a veteran of another beloved-yet-controversial animated series on Adult Swim, The Boondocks.
The veteran, said he met Stone at support group Vets for Veterans.
Among the scores of bystanders watching their small town turn into war zone was a Marine veteran who was close with Stone.
Veteran player Wiig continued without skipping a beat, but the damage was done.
His death was particularly difficult for the veteran firefighters who had spent years working alongside him.
To-morrow—a crippled veteran, and after that a pensioner drifting fast into a garrulous dotage.
That some of them would have raised a smile on the features of the veteran Cremonese, we may be quite sure.
Col. Moore, a veteran politician of the Old Dominion, was a most pleasant and affable gentleman, and a great lisper withal.

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veterans

/vet-er-uhn, ve-truhn/US // ˈvɛt ər ən, ˈvɛ trən //UK // (ˈvɛtərən, ˈvɛtrən) //

退伍军人,老兵,老兵们,老手

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like: a veteran of the police force; a veteran of many sports competitions.
- : a person who has served in a military force, especially one who has fought in a war: a Vietnam veteran.

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : having had service or experience in warfare: veteran troops.
- : experienced through long service or practice; having served for a long period: a veteran member of Congress.
- : of, relating to, or characteristic of veterans.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounperson with much experience; particularly in war

Synonyms

Examples

Their play, along with that of veterans Manny Machado and Eric Hosmer, has given the Padres the best performing collection of position players in baseball, according to FanGraphs’ WAR.
Chairman Urs Rohner turned to Thomas Gottstein, a two-decade Credit Suisse veteran, to restore investor confidence.
Coinbase announced on Monday that prominent venture capitalist Marc Andreessen is joining its board, alongside Gokul Rajaram, who is an executive at DoorDash and a veteran of Google and Square.
State authorities have identified the officer who shot Blake as Rusten Sheskey, a seven-year veteran of the Kenosha Police Department.
Here’s how we—alongside other veteran leaders—recently spoke up on this issue.
Jones is a veteran of another beloved-yet-controversial animated series on Adult Swim, The Boondocks.
The veteran, said he met Stone at support group Vets for Veterans.
Among the scores of bystanders watching their small town turn into war zone was a Marine veteran who was close with Stone.
Veteran player Wiig continued without skipping a beat, but the damage was done.
His death was particularly difficult for the veteran firefighters who had spent years working alongside him.
To-morrow—a crippled veteran, and after that a pensioner drifting fast into a garrulous dotage.
That some of them would have raised a smile on the features of the veteran Cremonese, we may be quite sure.
Col. Moore, a veteran politician of the Old Dominion, was a most pleasant and affable gentleman, and a great lisper withal.

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