waistcoat

英 [ˈweɪskəʊt]

美 [ˈweskət]

n.  (西服的)背心

复数：waistcoats　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11919 / COCA.22595

牛津词典

noun

• （西服的）背心
  a short piece of clothing with buttons down the front but no sleeves, usually worn over a shirt and under a jacket, often forming part of a man's suit

柯林斯词典

• 背心;马甲
  Awaistcoatis a sleeveless piece of clothing with buttons which people usually wear over a shirt.

in AM, use 美国英语用 vest

英英释义

noun

• a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
  Synonym:vest

双语例句

• If a rabbit in a waistcoat walks by, don't follow it!
  如果看见穿背心的兔子走过，不要跟着它。
• His waistcoat is beneath his coat.
  他的背心穿在外套里面。
• Long gown, mandarin jacket and waistcoat were the typical Manchurian clothes.
  长袍、马褂、马甲为满族人的主要服装；
• He had laid aside his coat and waistcoat; his shirt was open at the throat, as it used to be when he did that work; and even the old haggard, faded surface of face had come back to him.
  他已跟过去做鞋时一样脱下了外衣和背心，敞开了衬衫领口，就连那憔悴枯黄的脸色也回来了。
• He left off his waistcoat as soon as he came into the room.
  他一进屋就脱掉了他的马甲。
• A man's suit consists of jacket,( waistcoat) and trousers; a woman's suit of a coat and skirt.
  一套男服包括上衣、（背心）和裤子；一套女服包括上衣和裙子。
• Next he searched his waistcoat, found a purse and pocketed it.
  随后他搜背心，搜出一个钱包，也一并塞在自己的衣袋里。
• My waistcoat will not meet.
  我的背心太小了，扣不上。
• I wished him good night, and walked out of the shop, the richer by that sum, and the poorer by a waistcoat.
  我对他说了一声晚安，走出他的铺子，手里多了一笔钱，身上却少了一件背心。
• I always wear a waistcoat.
  我经常穿着一件马甲。