vet

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++vet1 /vet/ ●●○ S3 noun [countable]  1. MNHBA (also veterinary surgeon British English formal) someone who is trained to give medical care and treatment to sick animals 兽医 SYN American English veterinarian► see thesaurus at doctor2  American English informal a veteran(1) 老兵，退伍军人 a Vietnam vet 越战老兵

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vet• He announced the results of a survey of 400 vets working in 600 slaughterhouses which found the average hourly rate was £25.70.• Gina has wanted to be a veterinarian since she was a little girl.• Holly Thomas has wanted to be a vet since she was four years old.• I will send for a vet tomorrow.• But no, this chap isn't a vet.• Mind you, I expect they're already fixed up with a vet.• But vets say the public is unaware of just how dangerous the virus can be.• Some techniques used in marketing to physicians work especially well on vets.• Could you call the vet and ask him to come to the farm? I'd like him to have a look at one of the horses.• And still the vet did not come.• Jane's taking her kitten to the vet on Friday.vet2 verb (vetted, vetting) [transitive]  1  British EnglishEXAMINE to check someone’s past activities, relationships etc in order to make sure that person is suitable for a particular job, especially an important one 审查〔某人过去的活动、亲属关系等〕 All candidates are carefully vetted by Central Office. 所有候选人都由总部仔细审查。2  EXAMINEto check a report, speech etc carefully to make sure it is acceptable 检查，审查〔报告、演讲等〕 The author vets every script for the new TV series. 这部新电视连续剧的每一个剧本，作者都要仔细过目。→ See Verb table

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vet• The Home Office says all staff will be strictly vetted.• It called on ministers to set up a firearms control board which would vet all applicants before issuing a guns licence.• Tanner had already been vetted and confirmed for his job at the CIA.• High schools are paid for by the prefecture, but their curriculum is vetted by the capital.• This reveals that more than 70 investment schemes vet companies on ethical and/or environmental grounds.• He vets every script and is checking-out scripts for the new series at the moment.• No, but there's a careful vetting procedure-psychometric tests and interviews, and informal references are checked.• I also spent about three months vetting requests for enquiries.• Hughes called on ministers to vet the new gospel play for him.From Longman Business Dictionaryvetvet /vet/ verb (vetted, vetting) [transitive] British EnglishHUMAN RESOURCES to examine someone’s previous jobs and activities to find out whether they are suitable to do a job, especially one that involves dealing with secret informationThe key requirement is to vet people for the most senior posts.After passing the selection board, candidates are vetted by one of the organization’s professionals. —vetting noun [uncountable]The company said standardvetting procedures were carried out.→ See Verb tableOrigin vet1 (1800-1900) veterinarian and veteran vet2 (1800-1900) → VET11

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vet¹ S3 /vet/ noun [countable]
1. (also veterinary surgeon British English formal) someone who is trained to give medical care and treatment to sick animals
   SYN  veterinarian American English
2. American English informal a veteran(1):
    a Vietnam vet
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ doctor someone who treats people who are ill, who has completed a long course of study at medical school: If you have bad chest pains, you should see a doctor.
   ▪ GP British English a doctor who is trained in general medicine and who treats the people who live in a local area: My GP told me that I must lose weight.
   ▪ physician /fəˈzɪʃən, fɪˈzɪʃən/ formal especially American English a doctor: the American physician, Dr James Tyler Kent
   ▪ quack informal someone who pretends to be a doctor: My father felt that people practicing alternative medicine were just a bunch of quacks.
   ▪ the medical profession doctors and nurses considered as a group: This view is widely accepted among the medical profession.
   ▪ surgeon /ˈsɜːdʒən $ ˈsɜːr-/ a doctor who does operations in a hospital: One of the world’s top heart surgeons performed the operation.
   ▪ specialist a doctor with special knowledge about a particular illness, part of the body, or type of treatment: The new drug is being tested by cancer specialists. | an eye specialist
   ▪ consultant British English a very senior doctor in a hospital, with a lot of knowledge about a particular area of medicine: The consultant said that he did not think it was cancer.
   ▪ paramedic someone who has been trained to treat sick or injured people, especially at the scene of an accident: Paramedics treated him for shock.
   ▪ vet (also veterinarian especially American English) a doctor who treats animals: We took the cat to the vet.
   ▪ paediatrician British English, pediatrician American English a doctor who treats children who are sick
   ▪ gynaecologist British English, gynecologist American English a doctor who treats medical conditions and illnesses that affect women’s bodies
   ▪ obstetrician a doctor who deals with the birth of children
   ▪ radiographer someone whose job is to take X-rays or to treat people using an X-ray machine

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vet² verb (past tense and past participle vetted, present participle vetting) [transitive]1. British English to check someone’s past activities, relationships etc in order to make sure that person is suitable for a particular job, especially an important one:
    All candidates are carefully vetted by Central Office.
2. to check a report, speech etc carefully to make sure it is acceptable:
    The author vets every script for the new TV series.