| 单词 | vest |
| 释义 | vest (vest ) Word forms: vests , vesting , vested 1. countable noun B2 A vest is a piece of underwear which you can wear on the top half of your body in order to keep warm. [British] regional note: in AM, use undershirt2. countable noun A vest is a sleeveless piece of clothing with buttons which people usually wear over a shirt. [US] regional note: in BRIT, use waistcoat3. verb [usually passive] If something is vested in you, or if you are vested with it, it is given to you as a right or responsibility. [formal] All authority was vested in the woman, who discharged every kind of public duty. [be VERB-ed + in] The mass media have been vested with significant power in modern societies. [be VERB-ed + with] There's an extraordinary amount of power vested in us. [VERB-ed] Idioms: play your cards close to the vest [US] to not tell anyone about your plans or thoughts He plays his cards very close to the vest, causing some attorneys with whom he's worked to describe him as secretive and manipulative. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: string vest A guy with a big cigar in his mouth in a string vest who is covered in gold chains and trinkets. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Several buttons ' teeth gritted under the strain, which gave his string vest a view of the world. INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002) Last week brought the dramatic news that the string vest is on the verge of extinction. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He suggests that police officers should be treated like grown-ups and decide for themselves when they should or shouldn't wear a vest. Times, Sunday Times They may also wear a vest called a kontorasson, usually during colder weather. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Likewise, in the winter, if wearing a vest, do you tuck it into your underpants, or leave it free? Times, Sunday Times The former carer even wears the vest to take out the bins. The Sun She added that 'a gent two rows behind me was wearing a vest top and shorts ... yet clearly nothing was said to him'. Times, Sunday Times Wear a weighted vest or a heavy backpack and walk for 30 minutes at a steady pace. The Sun Several say they were stared at in gyms while wearing the £17.99, 10kg weighted vest, which has 20 sand-filled pockets and three cross-straps. The Sun Taking yoga to new extremes, this approach involves wearing a weighted vest to perform traditional postures. Times, Sunday Times It found walking on a treadmill three times a week wearing a weighted vest improved balance and strength, compared with a control group who walked without a vest. Times, Sunday Times For added resistance, weights can be added by use of a dip belt, weighted vest, or by wearing a backpack with weights in it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 背心 Japanese: 肌着 |
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