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单词 veteran
释义
veteran
(vetərən )
Word forms: veterans
1. countable noun
A veteran is someone who has served in the armed forces of their country, especially during a war.
The charity was formed in 1919 to care for veterans of the First World War. [+ of]
2. countable noun [usually NOUN noun]
You use veteran to refer to someone who has been involved in a particular activity for a long time.
...the veteran Labour MP and former Cabinet minister.
Collocations:
comedy veteran
The two other great comedy veterans had crowned their careers with such presentations.
John Fisher Tommy Cooper: Always Leave Them Laughing (2006)
The comedy veterans are taking the praise graciously: it seems to be admiration all round.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
So how will comedy veterans Cannon and Ball cope with competing against each other?
The Sun (2006)
Like a comedy club veteran, he then added: 'You shouldn't drink on an empty head.
The Sun (2009)
military veteran
Stars of screen and space will mingle with military veterans this weekend at one of the world's biggest autograph conventions.
The Sun (2010)
But plans for a school run by military veterans were rejected because it would have appointed former soldiers rather than experienced teachers.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There are also accusations that military veterans have died because of delays in care.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
seasoned veteran
Having remained on and off the scene since 1999, she's now a seasoned showbiz veteran, but she's being given a run for her money by the new gals in town.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He expects hundreds of nurses, both newly qualified and seasoned veterans, to show up.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
By the time my board of deacons became seasoned veterans, the war was out of control.
Christianity Today (2000)
showbiz veteran
After that, she was already considered a showbiz veteran.
The Sun (2013)
The showbiz veteran from Strictly Come Dancing will perform from his solo album These Are My Favourites.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The host admits he prefers showbiz veterans to the brattish, demanding newcomers.
The Sun (2014)
veteran investor
As a veteran investor, surely he has heard of factory outlet centres.
Times,Sunday Times
One veteran investor told me he had twice served on boards of companies where high-level frauds had gone undetected by auditors, and no one had been jailed.
Times, Sunday Times
But veteran investors will appreciate that there may be further shocks to the share price, even if these might allow for further buying opportunities.
Times, Sunday Times
veteran soldier
But all did not go well for the veteran soldier.
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Each service certificate, issued to a qualified veteran soldier, bore a face value equal to the soldier's promised payment plus compound interest.
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The veteran soldiers thus looked for other forms of employment, often becoming mercenaries.
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This post therefore had to be filled with steady veteran soldiers, with an excellent understanding of the tactics of the legion.
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The veteran soldiers and the non-vet soldiers soon started firing at each other.
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veteran writer
The founding objective was to showcase a range of genres and styles from emerging and veteran writers.
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Submissions by young authors and photographers as well as seasoned veteran writers and contributors are encouraged.
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A feature in which first novelists introduced their works would eventually be extended to veteran writers who discussed their latest novels.
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wounded veteran
Others on the panel include a wounded veteran and families of fallen soldiers.
The Sun
Wounded veterans walked the streets.
Times, Sunday Times
The company opened a dental hospital to provide steel teeth and jaws for wounded veterans.
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The poem was used in fundraising for the wounded veterans of the empire.
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Between 1919 and 1929 he was commissioned to produce wooden legs for wounded veterans.
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Translations:
Chinese: 老兵的, 老兵
Japanese: 老練な, 老練な人
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