| 单词 | vest |
| 释义 | vest —vestless, adj. —vestlike, adj. /vest/, n. 1. a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket. 2. a part or trimming simulating the front of such a garment; vestee. Cf. dickey1 (def. 1). 3. a waist-length garment worn for protective purposes: a bulletproof vest. 4. a sleeveless, waist- or hip-length garment made of various materials, with a front opening usually secured by buttons, a zipper, or the like, worn over a shirt, blouse, dress, or other article for style or warmth: a sweater vest; a down vest. 5. Brit. an undervest or undershirt. 6. a long garment resembling a cassock, worn by men in the time of Charles II. 7. Archaic. a. dress; apparel. b. an outer garment, robe, or gown. c. an ecclesiastical vestment. 8. play it close to the vest, Informal. to avoid taking unnecessary risks. v.t. 9. to clothe; dress; robe. 10. to dress in ecclesiastical vestments: to vest a bishop. 11. to cover or drape (an altar). 12. to place or settle (something, esp. property, rights, powers, etc.) in the possession or control of someone (usually fol. by in): to vest authority in a new official. 13. to invest or endow (a person, group, committee, etc.) with something, as powers, functions, or rights: to vest the board with power to increase production; to vest an employee with full benefits in the pension plan. v.i. 14. to put on vestments. 15. to become vested in a person, as a right. 16. to devolve upon a person as possessor; pass into possession or ownership. [1375-1425; (n.) late ME < It veste robe, dress < L vestis garment; (v.) late ME < MF vestir < L vestire to clothe, deriv. of vestis; akin to WEAR] |
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