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veteran 音标拼音: [v'ɛtɚən] [v'ɛtrən] n. 老手,退伍军人,老兵,老树
a. 老兵的,老练的,经验丰富的 老手,退伍军人,老兵,老树老兵的,老练的,经验丰富的 veteran adj 1: rendered competent through trial and experience; " a seasoned traveler"; " veteran steadiness"; " a veteran officer" [ synonym: { seasoned}, { veteran( a)}] n 1: a serviceman who has seen considerable active service; " the veterans laughed at the new recruits" [ synonym: { veteran}, { veteran soldier}] 2: a person who has served in the armed forces [ synonym: { veteran}, { vet}, { ex- serviceman}] 3: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service [ synonym: { veteran}, { old- timer}, { oldtimer}, { old hand}, { warhorse}, { old stager}, { stager}] Veteran \ Vet" er* an\ ( v[ e^] t"[~ e] r* an), a. [ L. veteranus, from vetus, veteris, old; akin to Gr. ' e` tos year, Skr. vatsara. See { Wether}.] Long exercised in anything, especially in military life and the duties of a soldier; long practiced or experienced; as, a veteran officer or soldier; veteran skill. [ 1913 Webster] The insinuating eloquence and delicate flattery of veteran diplomatists and courtiers. -- Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster] [ 1913 Webster]
Veteran \ Vet" er* an\ ( v[ e^] t"[~ e] r* an), n. [ L. veteranus ( sc. miles): cf. F. v[' e] t[' e] ran.] One who has been long exercised in any service or art, particularly in war; one who has had much experience, or has grown old or decrepit in service. [ 1913 Webster] Ensigns that pierced the foe' s remotest lines, The hardy veteran with tears resigns. -- Addison. [ 1913 Webster] Note: In the United States, during the civil war, soldiers who had served through one term of enlistment and had reenlisted were specifically designated veterans. [ 1913 Webster] 78 Moby Thesaurus words for " veteran": Father Time, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, blase, campaigner, centenarian, cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, dotard, elder, experienced, expert, gaffer, geezer, golden- ager, gramps, grandfather, grandsire, graybeard, knowing, master, mature, matured, nonagenarian, not born yesterday, octogenarian, old, old campaigner, old chap, old codger, old dog, old duffer, old geezer, old gent, old gentleman, old hand, old man, old party, old pro, old salt, old sea dog, old soldier, old- time, old- timer, older, oldster, pantaloon, past master, patriarch, practical, practiced, presbyter, ripe, ripened, sagacious, salt, seasoned, seasoned veteran, senior citizen, septuagenarian, sexagenarian, shellback, skilled, sophisticated, the quiet- voiced elders, tried, tried and true, trouper, venerable sir, versed, vet, war- horse, warhorse, wise, world- wise, worldly, worldly- wise
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