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

• 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。
• Before long, they may be used in applications as diverse as surgical implants and bulletproof vests.
  不要多久，它们可能被用于多种用途，从手术移植到防弹背心。
• And to make really bullet-proof vests.
  还可以制造真正的防弹背心。
• 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。
• 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！
• T-shirts, singlets and other vests, knit-ted or crocheted.
  针织或钩编的T恤衫、汗衫及其他背心。
• Some protesters wearing camouflage, military helmets and bulletproof vests responded with what appeared to be handguns, although it was not clear whether they were firing rubber or live bullets.
  一些身穿迷彩服和防弹背心、戴着军用头盔的抗议者似乎在用手枪回击，但不清楚他们在发射橡皮子弹还是实弹。
• 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。
• New York cabbies given bullet-proof vests in pilot scheme.
  纽约为出租司机发防弹背心。
• 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。