veteran

英 [ˈvetərən]

美 [ˈvetərən]

n. 经验丰富的人; 老手; 退伍军人; 老兵; 老战士; 老水兵

复数：veterans　

Collins.3 / BNC.6394 / COCA.2389

牛津词典

noun

经验丰富的人；老手
a person who has a lot of experience in a particular area or activity
1. the veteran British actor, Sir Richard Attenborough
  英国资深演员理查德∙阿滕伯勒爵士
退伍军人；老兵；老战士；老水兵
a person who has been a soldier, sailor, etc. in a war
1. war veterans
  经历过战争的老战士
2. a Vietnam vet
  越战退伍军人

N-COUNT 退伍军人;老兵;老战士
Aveteranis someone who has served in the armed forces of their country, especially during a war.
1. They approved a $1.1 billion package of pay increases for the veterans of the Persian Gulf War.
  他们通过了对参加过波斯湾战争的老兵增发共计11亿美元的一揽子提案。
N-COUNT 有经验的人;老手
You useveteranto refer to someone who has been involved in a particular activity for a long time.
1. ...Tony Benn, the veteran Labour MP and former Cabinet minister.
  托尼·本，一位经验丰富的工党下院议员和前内阁部长

noun

an experienced person who has been through many battles
Synonym:old-timeroldtimerold handwarhorseold stagerstager
a person who has served in the armed forces
Synonym:vetex-serviceman
a serviceman who has seen considerable active service
1. the veterans laughed at the new recruits
Synonym:veteran soldier

He is a veteran in the service of education.
他从事教育多年。
One member of your correspondent's group was the son of a Korean War veteran.
一位报道团的成员是个韩战老兵的儿子。
Most bizarre, perhaps, is the pairing of nurse Halle Berry and dying Vietnam veteran Robert De Niro.
最奇怪的可能要数护士哈莉贝瑞和生命垂危的越南战争老兵罗伯特德尼罗这对组合吧。
People have great respect for the war veteran.
人们都十分敬重这位老兵。
Hate that I'm a veteran. A champion.
恨我是一个老手，一个总冠军。
He is a veteran in playing ping-pong.
他是位乒乓老将。
When a veteran goes into action, he can do the job of two.
老将出马，一个顶俩。
The veteran worker ranks high in public love and esteem.
那位老工人深受大伙的爱戴。
It will do us much good to chat with these veteran workers.
和这些老工人聊天会对我们有很大好处。
This veteran cadre still remains his philosophy of hard work and plain-living.
这位老干部仍然保持着艰苦朴素的作风。