veteran
🇬🇧 UK/ˈvetərən/🇺🇸 US/'vetәrәn/
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLGREB2
Definitions
n.
A person with long experience in a field; a former member of the armed forces.
老手;老兵;退伍军人
adj.
Having long experience or service, especially in the military.
经验丰富的;老练的;老兵的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedveterroot
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anone who, relating to
=veteran
Common Collocations
- 1.war veteran退伍军人
- 2.veteran teacher资深教师
- 3.veteran experience丰富的经验
Example Sentences
- 1.
The veteran teacher shared decades of classroom wisdom with younger colleagues.
- 2.
Many combat veterans struggle with readjustment to civilian life after service.