Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #6728
vet
/vet/
noun
兽医
核心释义
a veterinarian; a doctor who treats animals
- 1.
兽医
a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
- 2.
老兵
a person who has served in the armed forces
老兵
用法In use
We took our cat to the vet because she had a fever.
用法提示：此处 vet 为名词，意为“兽医”，指给动物看病的医生。
The vet at the animal hospital is very patient with nervous dogs.
用法提示：此处 vet 为名词，意为“兽医”，指在动物医院工作的兽医。
My uncle is a vet, and he used to drive trucks in the army.
用法提示：此处 vet 为名词，意为“老兵”，指曾经在军队服役的人。
take (an animal) to the vet
常用于宠物或动物。
We took our dog to the vet for a checkup.
我们带狗去看兽医做检查。
the vet's (office/clinic)
vet's 表示兽医诊所。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- visit the vet
- 带宠物去看兽医
- I need to visit the vet for my cat's check-up.我需要带我的猫去兽医那里做检查。
- vet clinic
- 兽医诊所
- The vet clinic is open 24 hours.这家兽医诊所24小时营业。
- emergency vet
- 急诊兽医
- We had to rush the dog to the emergency vet.我们不得不把狗匆匆送到急诊兽医那里。
- war vet
- 战争老兵
- He is a war vet who served in Afghanistan.他是一名在阿富汗服役过的战争老兵。
- Vietnam vet
- 越战老兵
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Vet: 退伍军人（veteran）和兽医（veterinarian）都简称vet。记住字母V代表'各种'，两个都是经验丰富的角色。
语境与语域Context & Register
“兽医”为专业术语，多用于兽医诊所或动物医疗场景；“老兵”为非正式说法，常见于军事或退伍军人话题。
语法说明Grammar Note
指退伍军人或兽医，均为可数名词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /ɛt/ sound and rhyme with 'vet' (pronounced /vɛt/). No common lookalikes with different sounds were found for this pattern.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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