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

• 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。
• CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Sweater vests and Fridays are awesome!
  卡尔.阿祖CNN学生新闻主播：毛背心和星期五真是不错！
• 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。
• 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。
• The children wore the vests on random days for up to two years.
  孩子们随机穿着这种背心达两年的时间。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We could accidentally detonate all the vests.
  就有可能引爆所有的炸弹背心。
• We are wearing explosive vests.
  我们都穿着装有炸药的背心。