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0f: I’ve got to take the dog to the vet’s tomorrow. BHA 3 {NAmE, informal)
= veteran: a
■ verb (-ttt) [VN] {BrE) 1 to find out about a
person’s past life and career in order to decide if they are suitable for a
particular job f .S ( &AMA ) EEE1
screen : All candidates are carefully
vetted for security reasons.
— see also positive
vetting 2 to check the contents, quality, etc. of sth
carefully £F it:, (A#, )
SCI
screen: All reports are vetted
before publication, /jff ^f ft if f|S.S IS & fF M & Is ^ fb
vetch /vetj"/ noun [U, C] a plant of the
pea family. There are several
types of vetch, one of which is used as food for farm animals. IIJS, Sfiftfi ( 1*4 )
veteran /'veteran/ noun 1 a person who has a lot
of experience in a particular area or activity U ^ ^ U W A ; ^ ^ : the veteran British actor, Sir Richard
Attenborough • ffl B
2 (also NAmE informal vet) a person who has been
a soldier, sailor, etc. in a war llffi^A; ^i^±;
7jC'^: war veterans &ffj<> a
.veteran 'car noun {BrE) a car made before
1916 ^ ( 1916 AWituAT* —compare vintage
adj.{ 2)
'Veterans
Day noun a holiday in the
veterinary
/'vetnri;
'vetranari; NAmE 'vetaraneri/ adj. [only before noun] connected
with caring for the health of animals # IS W: veterinary medicine/science # E ^ 'veterinary surgeon noun {BrE, formal) = vet n.{ 1) veto /'viitau; NAmE -tou/ noun, verb m noun {pi. -oes) 1 [G, U] the right to
refuse to allow sth to be done, especially the right to stop a law from being
passed or a decision from being taken ^ ^ ^ : The British government, used its veto to
block the proposal.
o to have the
power/right of veto A
0 the use of
the
presidential veto A W A A 2
[C] ~ (on sth) an
occasion when sb refuses to
allow sth to be done Jgife iArT;
^ih PSTH ban: For
months there was a veto on employing new staff.
mverb (ve tpes, veto ing,
ve toed, ve toed) [VN] 1 to stop sth from happening or being
done by using your official authority (= by using your veto) krf&ftAtX;
Jflfe iA£F; M it: Plans for the dam have been vetoed
by the Environmental Protection Agency. Wit jt!J
Ao 2 to refuse to accept or do what sb has suggested
fg ^ S ; g. ft ; ^ £ BPCl rule out :
I
wanted to go camping but the others
quickly vetoed that idea. «Aim, A®
Aiti'J 7Ml A W&7A
vex /veks/ verb [VN] {old-fashioned or formal) to annoy or worry sb
{£ ft A ; M 111; {£ tt & ► vexing adj.: a vexing problem ^AMItWlRJlH vex ation /vek'seijn/ noun {old-fashioned or formal) 1 [U] the state of
feeling upset or annoyed Mt8i; A; i%J® M; £' M M 2 [C] a thing that
upsets or annoys you
4A&M()W*
vex atious /vek'seijas/ adj. {old-fashioned or formal) making you feel upset
or annoyed {£ A'MtSi W; A At®
AW
vexed /vekst/ adj. 1 ~ question/issue a
problem that is difficult to deal with ( )
«AW. ffijttJffiW
H77I thorny : The conference spent days
discussing the vexed question of border controls. AAfeT Jl A Wfftl'ujit
2 ~ (at/with sb/sth) (old-fashioned) upset or annoyed ( JtA ) tSA, Mt&,
VHF /.vi: eitj ‘ef/ abbr. very high frequency
(a range of radio waves used for high-quality broadcasting)
( fflArlmiTft W7£Hfe2fcg )
VHS™ /.vi: eitj ’es/ abbr. video home system (a
system used by video recorders
and some camcorders) ^
vhs
via tH* /‘vaia; 'vi:a/ prep.
II
through a place ^ — HfeA ) : We flew
home via
a particular person,
system, etc. ilil, {%.X, %.
) : I heard about the sale via Jane. i£T0 The news programme came to us via
satellite.
vi able /'vaiabl/ adj. 1 that can be done;
that will be successful tU tT tr
a viable option/proposition ij] % of tr W W
/ tl & 0 There is no viable alternative. A W A W fa o
0 to be commercially/politically/financially/econom-
ically viable f£ ik ± t&?& ±/Mit ±& i ft
III
{biology *£) capable of developing and surviving
independently &&&%}&&;
tWM: viable organisms ► via-bil-ity
/.vaia'bilati/ noun [U]: commercial viability (^ik±W£T
via duct /'vaiadAkt/ noun a long high bridge,
usually with arches, that carries
a road or railway/railroad across a river or valley ft 8$ M if
Viagra™
/vai'aegra/
noun [U] a drug used to
treat
impotence
in men 7T3t£T,
mmmvu)
vial /'vaial/ noun {especially NAmE) = phial vibes /vaibz/ noun [pi.] 1 (also formal vi-bra-tions) (also vibe [sing.]) (informal) a mood or an
atmosphere produced by a particular person, thing or place [f ; H ; 3R 0 : good/bad
vibes /i£
'If 0 0 The vibes weren’t right. 2= vibraphone : a
jazzy vibes backing gf±5£W|Si#^## vi brant /'vaibrant/ adj. 1 full of life and
energy mW; £.H%1 #W; 0OEI exciting: a
vibrant city o
vibrant during the New Year celebrations. fE |a]y ^ m ^ S 7k M o 2 (of
colours M fe) very bright and strong W; SI g
sounds, etc. Pii^) loud and powerful fl|n|^W;
W; ^ W; ® -36 W : vibrant rhythms ^ A W ^ i ► vibrancy /-bransi/ noun [U]
vi bra phone /’vaibrafaun; -foun/ noun [C] (also
informal vibes [pi j) a musical
instrument used especially in Jazz,
that has two rows of metal bars that you hit, and a motor that makes them
vibrate I®#^
).
vi brate /vai’breit; NAmE usually 'vaibreit/
verb to move or make
sth move from side to side very quickly and with small movements ( ) if if], ® /7j, fl A [V]
Every time a train went past the walls vibrated. ^^A-^ o The atmosphere seemed to vibrate with
tension. [also VN]
vi-bra-tion /vai'breijn/ noun 1 [C, U] a
continuous shaking movement or feeling HAj;
If W ) Wie could feel the vibrations from the trucks
passing outside. o
a reduction in the level of vibration in the engine A Aj£l 2 vibrations [pi.] (formal) = vibes(I) vi brato /vi'braitau;
/S/>4mf -too/ noun [U, C] {pi. -os) (music #) a shaking effect in
singing or playing a musical instrument, made by rapid slight changes in pitch (= how high or low a sound is) ( ) la
mz-
vi-bra-tor /vai'breit9(r)/ noun an electrical device
that produces a continuous shaking movement, used in massage or for sexual pleasure (
m)m
vicar /'vik0(r)/ noun 1 {especially BrE) an Anglican priest
who is in charge of a church and the area around it