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

• 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。
• Armor vests, armor helmets, protective clothing sets, armor shields.
  装甲背心、装甲头盔、防护服、装甲护板。
• New York cabbies given bullet-proof vests in pilot scheme.
  纽约为出租司机发防弹背心。
• The hostiles wearing bomb vests.
  穿着炸弹背心的挟持犯。
• 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！
• 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。
• What did you do to his sweater vests?
  你对他的毛衣干了什么？
• We are wearing explosive vests.
  我们都穿着装有炸药的背心。
• Security guards wearing bullet-proof vests.
  穿着防弹背心的保安人员。
• The men, gorged with food, had unbuttoned their vests.
  那些男人，吃得直打饱嗝，解开了背心的钮扣。