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

• British leaders also promised to provide the Libyan opposition with more communications equipment, bulletproof vests and uniforms.
  英国领导人还保证向利比亚反对派提供更多通讯设备、防弹衣和制服。
• It also meant he got to wear a special uniform, including vests of his own design.
  而且他还能穿着特殊制服，其中包括他自己设计的背心。
• What did you do to his sweater vests?
  你对他的毛衣干了什么？
• 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。
• 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。
• Sorting through 11 years of kept shopping lists/ baby vests/ worn out shoes is fascinating!
  收拾保留了11年的购物单、婴儿背心、穿破的鞋子，非常棒！
• New York cabbies given bullet-proof vests in pilot scheme.
  纽约为出租司机发防弹背心。
• 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。
• Don't forget to button or zip up all tops, vests, etc.
  不要忘记扣上或拉上所有上衣、背心等衣服的扣子或拉链。
• We could accidentally detonate all the vests.
  就有可能引爆所有的***背心。