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

• We are wearing explosive vests.
  我们都穿着装有炸药的背心。
• 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。
• And to make really bullet-proof vests.
  还可以制造真正的防弹背心。
• 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。
• You think vests come in two styles: bullet-proof and suicide.
  你认为背心只有两种风格：防弹的和自杀式的。
• 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。
• 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。
• What did you do to his sweater vests?
  你对他的毛衣干了什么？
• New York cabbies given bullet-proof vests in pilot scheme.
  纽约为出租司机发防弹背心。