- (especially British English) (North American English usually veterinarian)(also British English, formal veterinary surgeon)
a person who has been trained in the science of animal medicine, whose job is to treat animals who are sick or injured 兽医 We had to take the dog to the local vet. 我们只好带 狗去看当地的兽医。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- qualified
- chief
- practising/practicing
- …
- call
- call out
- contact
- …
- recommend something
- examine something
- treat something
- …
- vet’s(plural vets)
the place where a vet works 兽医诊所 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- qualified
- chief
- practising/practicing
- …
- call
- call out
- contact
- …
- recommend something
- examine something
- treat something
- …
- (North American English, informal) (also veteran British and North American English)
a person who has been a soldier, sailor, etc. in a war 老兵: 在战争中曾当过士兵,水手等的人a Vietnam vet 参加过越战的老兵
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 mid 19th cent: abbreviation of veterinary or veterinarian. noun sense 3 mid 19th cent.: abbreviation.