vet
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A vet is someone who is qualified to treat sick or injured animals. Vet is an abbreviation for . 獸醫(yī)[非正式]
She's at the vet, with her dog, right now. 她此刻正帶著自己的狗在獸醫(yī)那里。
2. N-COUNT A vet is someone who has served in the armed forces of their country, especially during a war. Vet is an abbreviation for . (尤指曾在戰(zhàn)爭中服役的) 退伍軍人[美國英語] [非正式]
The New England Shelter in Boston will serve Christmas dinner for 200 vets. 位于波士頓的新英格蘭收容所將為200名老兵提供圣誕晚餐。
3. V-T If someone is vetted, they are investigated fully before being given a particular job, role, or position, especially one that involves military or political secrets. (尤指將要從事軍事或政治機密的工作人員) 受審查[英國英語] [usu passive]
She was secretly vetted before she ever undertook any work for me. 她在為我承擔任何工作之前受到了秘密審查。
4. vettingN-UNCOUNT 審查
The government is to make major changes to the procedure for carrying out security vetting. 該政府將對執(zhí)行安全審查的程序作出重大調(diào)整。
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vet /v?t/ (vetting,vetted,vets)
劍橋詞典
vet noun [C] (ANIMAL DOCTOR)
B1 (UK formal veterinary surgeon); (US formal veterinarian)a person with a medical degree trained to take care of the health of animals
獸醫(yī)
The farmer called the vet out to treat a sick cow . 農(nóng)夫叫來獸醫(yī)診治病牛。
(UK also vet's)
the office where a vet works
獸醫(yī)診所
The cat injured her paw , so I took her to the vet. 貓傷了爪子，我們把它送去了獸醫(yī)診所。
vet noun [C] (ARMED FORCES)
USinformal for veteran noun (= a person who has served in the armed forces )
老兵，退伍軍人（veteran的非正式用法） 返回 vet