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 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。
• T-shirts, singlets and other vests, knit-ted or crocheted.
  针织或钩编的T恤衫、汗衫及其他背心。
• Times change. Today UK cops wear black T-shirts and stab-proof vests.
  时过境迁，如今的英国警察穿上了黑T恤和防刺背心。
• Armor vests, armor helmets, protective clothing sets, armor shields.
  装甲背心、装甲头盔、防护服、装甲护板。
• Just-that's right-those guys with the tall hats and the gold chains across their vests.
  确实如此，那些照片只拍下那些戴大礼帽、甲上悬挂着金表链的家伙。
• The custom of wearing vests seems to be dying out.
  穿背心的习俗似乎逐渐在消失。
• The hostiles wearing bomb vests.
  穿着炸弹背心的挟持犯。
• 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。
• Traditional vests like his are handmade in Thailand and sent to flea markets and families in the Twin Cities, he said.
  传统的背心像他是手工在泰国和发送到跳蚤市场和家庭中的双子城，他说。
• Orange vests are worn by most hunters as a safety precaution and by school crossing guards.
  大部分的猎人和护送学生过马路的交通协管员都会穿橙色的背心用于安全预警。