英语词汇“vet”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

vet1

/vɛt

noun chiefly British

A veterinary surgeon.He reported the case immediately to the local veterinary station and two vets came to the farm within half an hour to find another 200 ducks had died....

Most vets agree spaying and neutering should be done not sooner than 6 months of age.
Richard Gowshall, a vet at the Eastcott Veterinary Clinic, was shocked to hear Daisy had given birth to another 14 puppies.

Synonyms

animal doctor, veterinary surgeon, VS, horse doctor;

North American veterinarian, doctor

dated veterinary

verb (vets, vetting, vetted) [with object]

1Make a careful and critical examination of (something): proposals for vetting large takeover bids...

Jenner growled at her listeners, described some of the women who rang in as ‘stupid’ and criticised producers for vetting her calls.
Even so, architects are carefully vetting developer agreements in hopes of deflecting litigation.
Mr J was to receive a ‘carefully and independently vetted account of the conclusions to be drawn from the risk analysis.’

Synonyms

screen, assess, evaluate, appraise, weigh up, examine, look over, review, consider, scrutinize, study, inspect;

investigate, censor, check, redact, check out, check up on;

probe, research, look into, delve into, dig into, search into

informal give something a/the once-over, size up

1.1British Investigate (someone) thoroughly, especially in order to ensure that they are suitable for a job requiring secrecy, loyalty, or trustworthiness: each applicant will be vetted by police (as noun vetting) the vetting of people who work with children...

He alleges that the charity discriminated against him by vetting him with the Northern Ireland Office.
He was vetted by the Home Office when he helped set up the local youth offending team.
Two weeks ago ministers decided to require all new teaching staff to be vetted by the bureau.

Origin

Mid 19th cent: abbreviation of veterinary or veterinarian.

Rhymes

vet2

/vɛt

noun North American informal

A veteran: a Vietnam vet...

‘The movement has always had a lot of old-timers, and a lot of vets,’ said Bourgeois, a Vietnam veteran himself.
It will create a Labor Veterans Committee to coordinate with other veterans groups in opposing cuts to vets ' benefits.
As part of Salute the Veterans activities, vets also attended a reception at Old Parliament House, ecumenical services and reunion dinners.

Origin

Mid 19th century: abbreviation.

单词	vet
释义	vet1 /vɛt / noun chiefly British A veterinary surgeon.He reported the case immediately to the local veterinary station and two vets came to the farm within half an hour to find another 200 ducks had died.... Most vets agree spaying and neutering should be done not sooner than 6 months of age. Richard Gowshall, a vet at the Eastcott Veterinary Clinic, was shocked to hear Daisy had given birth to another 14 puppies. Synonyms animal doctor, veterinary surgeon, VS, horse doctor; North American veterinarian, doctor dated veterinary verb (vets, vetting, vetted) [with object] 1Make a careful and critical examination of (something): proposals for vetting large takeover bids... Jenner growled at her listeners, described some of the women who rang in as ‘stupid’ and criticised producers for vetting her calls. Even so, architects are carefully vetting developer agreements in hopes of deflecting litigation. Mr J was to receive a ‘carefully and independently vetted account of the conclusions to be drawn from the risk analysis.’ Synonyms screen, assess, evaluate, appraise, weigh up, examine, look over, review, consider, scrutinize, study, inspect; investigate, censor, check, redact, check out, check up on; probe, research, look into, delve into, dig into, search into informal give something a/the once-over, size up 1.1British Investigate (someone) thoroughly, especially in order to ensure that they are suitable for a job requiring secrecy, loyalty, or trustworthiness: each applicant will be vetted by police (as noun vetting) the vetting of people who work with children... He alleges that the charity discriminated against him by vetting him with the Northern Ireland Office. He was vetted by the Home Office when he helped set up the local youth offending team. Two weeks ago ministers decided to require all new teaching staff to be vetted by the bureau. Origin Mid 19th cent: abbreviation of veterinary or veterinarian. Rhymes abet, aiguillette, anisette, Annette, Antoinette, arête, Arlette, ate, baguette, banquette, barbette, barrette, basinet, bassinet, beget, Bernadette, beset, bet, Bette, blanquette, Brett, briquette, brochette, brunette (US brunet), Burnett, cadet, caravanette, cassette, castanet, charette, cigarette (US cigaret), clarinet, Claudette, Colette, coquette, corvette, couchette, courgette, croquette, curette, curvet, Debrett, debt, dinette, diskette, duet, epaulette (US epaulet), flageolet, flannelette, forget, fret, galette, gazette, Georgette, get, godet, grisette, heavyset, Jeanette, jet, kitchenette, La Fayette, landaulet, launderette, layette, lazaret, leatherette, let, Lett, lorgnette, luncheonette, lunette, Lynette, maisonette, majorette, maquette, Marie-Antoinette, marionette, Marquette, marquisette, martinet, met, minaret, minuet, moquette, motet, musette, Nanette, net, noisette, nonet, novelette, nymphet, octet, Odette, on-set, oubliette, Paulette, pet, Phuket, picquet, pillaret, pincette, pipette, piquet, pirouette, planchette, pochette, quartet, quickset, quintet, regret, ret, Rhett, roomette, rosette, roulette, satinette, septet, serviette, sestet, set, sett, sextet, silhouette, soubrette, spinet, spinneret, statuette, stet, stockinet, sublet, suffragette, Suzette, sweat, thickset, threat, Tibet, toilette, tret, underlet, upset, usherette, vedette, vignette, vinaigrette, wagonette, wet, whet, winceyette, yet, Yvette vet2 /vɛt / noun North American informal A veteran: a Vietnam vet... ‘The movement has always had a lot of old-timers, and a lot of vets,’ said Bourgeois, a Vietnam veteran himself. It will create a Labor Veterans Committee to coordinate with other veterans groups in opposing cuts to vets ' benefits. As part of Salute the Veterans activities, vets also attended a reception at Old Parliament House, ecumenical services and reunion dinners. Origin Mid 19th century: abbreviation.
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