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

• New York cabbies given bullet-proof vests in pilot scheme.
  纽约为出租司机发防弹背心。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We are wearing explosive vests.
  我们都穿着装有炸药的背心。
• 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。
• You think vests come in two styles: bullet-proof and suicide.
  你认为背心只有两种风格：防弹的和自杀式的。
• Just-that's right-those guys with the tall hats and the gold chains across their vests.
  确实如此，那些照片只拍下那些戴大礼帽、甲上悬挂着金表链的家伙。
• 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。
• The hostiles wearing bomb vests.
  穿着炸弹背心的挟持犯。