vet

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

vet UK US [vet] noun countable [ vets ]
 
ANIMAL DOCTOR
1. ( UK formal veterinary surgeon , US formal veterinarian ) a person with a medical degree trained to take care of the health of animals
• The farmer called the vet out to treat a sick cow.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Veterinary medicine
2. ( UK also vet's ) the office where a vet works
• We took our cat to the vet's for its annual cat flu injection.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Veterinary medicine
 
ARMED FORCES
3. US informal for veteran (= a person who has served in the armed forces)
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Soldiers and people who fight in wars
 
verb transitive [ -tt- ]
to examine something or someone carefully to make certain that they are acceptable or suitable
• During the war, the government vetted all news reports before they were published.
• The bank carefully vets everyone who applies for an account.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Analysing and evaluating ↑Assessing and estimating value

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  veteran, ex-serviceman, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon