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

• 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。
• The custom of wearing vests seems to be dying out.
  穿背心的习俗似乎逐渐在消失。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• We are wearing explosive vests.
  我们都穿着装有炸药的背心。
• New York cabbies given bullet-proof vests in pilot scheme.
  纽约为出租司机发防弹背心。
• 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。
• 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。