vet

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon. colloquial
    — Colin Cameron, a vet who examined the dead animal, said there was "no doubt the kitten would have suffered unnecessarily" before dying.
  2. A veteran (a former soldier or other member of armed forces). US,colloquial
    — “A former soldier, sir. A vet. Theyʼre all vets, a little shellshocked.”
动词 v.
  1. To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.
    — The FBI vets all nominees to the Federal bench.

词形变化

vets plural vets plural vets present,singular,third-person vetting participle,present vetted participle,past vetted past

词源

词源 1
Clipping of veterinarian.
词源 2
Clipping of veteran.
词源 3
Possibly by analogy from Etymology 1, in the sense of "verifying the soundness [of an animal]"
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