vests

英 [vests]

美 [vests]

n.  (衬衣等里面贴身穿的)背心，汗衫; 坎肩; (外面穿的)背心
v.  给予; 授予某人某种权力; (指财产等)归属
vest的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 贴身背心;汗衫
  Avestis a piece of underwear which you can wear on the top half of your body in order to keep warm.

in AM, use 美国英语用 undershirt


• 背心;马甲;坎肩
  Avestis a sleeveless piece of clothing with buttons which people usually wear over a shirt.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 waistcoat


• VERB 授予，赋予，给予（权利或责任）
  If somethingis vested inyou, or if youare vested withit, it is given to you as a right or responsibility.
  1. All authority was vested in the woman, who discharged every kind of public duty...
     女性被赋予了所有权力，履行所有公共职责。
  2. The mass media have been vested with significant power as social and political agents in modern developed societies...
     在现代发达社会中，作为社会和政治媒介，大众传媒被赋予了很大的权力。
  3. There's an extraordinary amount of power vested in us.
     我们被授予了巨大的权力。

双语例句

• The custom of wearing vests seems to be dying out.
  穿背心的习俗似乎逐渐在消失。
• They developed vests and jackets that not only comfortably store items in a stylish way but also within reach.
  他们开发出的时尚背心和夹克不仅能妥帖地存放物件，而且还触手可及。
• The vests were sold in two colors: blue with pink flowers and black with white polka dots.
  这种马甲以两种颜色售出：蓝色带粉红色花的和黑色带圆点的。
• You must get some new vests.
  你得买新的衣服了。
• We are wearing explosive vests.
  我们都穿着装有炸药的背心。
• I have a little pink closet, hidden inside it there are many clothes: a short skirt, dress, there are jackets, vests, a jacket, trousers, sweaters also.
  我有一个粉色的小衣橱，它里面藏有很多衣服：有短裙、连衣裙，有夹克、背心，有棉袄、长裤还有毛衣。
• The men, gorged with food, had unbuttoned their vests.
  那些男人，吃得直打饱嗝，解开了背心的钮扣。
• As far as possible bunads are made of natural materials: linen or cotton for shirts, silk for kerchiefs, vests and bodices, and wool for skirts, jackets, trousers and stockings.
  服饰尽可能会由天然材料制成：用亚麻或棉布来制衬衣，用丝绸来制头巾、背心和紧身胸衣，用羊毛来制衬衣、夹克、裤子和长袜。
• And to make really bullet-proof vests.
  还可以制造真正的防弹背心。
• New York cabbies given bullet-proof vests in pilot scheme.
  纽约为出租司机发防弹背心。