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。
• 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！
• And to make really bullet-proof vests.
  还可以制造真正的防弹背心。
• 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。
• We are wearing explosive vests.
  我们都穿着装有炸药的背心。
• 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！
• FUR VESTS They're ubiquitous, they're celeb-loved and ( best of all) they're warm.
  毛皮背心他们无处不在，他们是名人大爱的以及（最棒的是）他们是温暖的。
• 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。
• Traditional vests like his are handmade in Thailand and sent to flea markets and families in the Twin Cities, he said.
  传统的背心像他是手工在泰国和发送到跳蚤市场和家庭中的双子城，他说。