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 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。
• The custom of wearing vests seems to be dying out.
  穿背心的习俗似乎逐渐在消失。
• We could accidentally detonate all the vests.
  就有可能引爆所有的炸弹背心。
• 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。
• 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。
• You must get some new vests.
  你得买新的衣服了。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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！