1 N-COUNT 贴身背心;汗衫 A vest is a piece of underwear which you can wear on the top half of your body in order to keep warm. 贴身背心;汗衫 [British]
in AM, use 美国英语用 undershirt
2 N-COUNT 背心;马甲;坎肩 A vest is a sleeveless piece of clothing with buttons which people usually wear over a shirt. 背心;马甲;坎肩 [US]
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 waistcoat
3 VERB [usually passive] 授予，赋予，给予（权利或责任） If something is vested in you, or if you are vested with it, it is given to you as a right or responsibility. 授予，赋予，给予（权利或责任） [formal]
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All authority was vested in the woman, who discharged every kind of public duty. [be VERB-ed + in]
女性被赋予了所有权力，履行所有公共职责。
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The mass media have been vested with significant power as social and political agents in modern developed societies. [be VERB-ed + with]
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。
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There's an extraordinary amount of power vested in us. [VERB-ed]
我们被授予了巨大的权力。
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