vest
US: /ˈvɛst/
UK: /vˈɛst/
UK: /vˈɛst/
English Vietnamese dictionary
vest /vest/
- danh từ
- áo lót
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) áo gi lê
- ngoại động từ
- giao cho, trao quyền cho; ban cho, phong
- (thơ ca) mặc áo quần cho; trang hoàng
- to vest the altar: trang hoàng bàn thờ
- nội động từ
- thuộc về, đến với, rơi vào (quyền, tài sản...)
- the leadership of revolution vested in the party of the working class: quyền lãnh đạo cách mạng thuộc về đảng của giai cấp công nhân
- thuộc về, đến với, rơi vào (quyền, tài sản...)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
1 (BrE) (AmE undershirt) a piece of underwear worn under a shirt, etc. next to the skin: a cotton / string / thermal vest
Compare: SINGLET
2 a special piece of clothing that covers the upper part of the body: a bullet-proof vest + a running vest
3 (AmE) = WAISTCOAT
verb
Phrasal Verbs: vest in sb/sth (law) (of power, property, etc.) to belong to sb/sth legally: In the case of bankruptcy, the property shall vest in the trustee.
vest sth in sb/sth
vest sb with sth [often passive] (formal)
1 to give sb the legal right or power to do sth: Overall authority is vested in the Supreme Council. + The Supreme Council is vested with overall authority.
2 to make sb the legal owner of land or property
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
sleeveless | string | thermal | running | bullet-proof
PREP.
in (your) ~
standing there in vest and shorts > Special page at CLOTHES
Concise English dictionary
vests|vested|vestingvest
noun
+a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
+a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
verb
+provide with power and authority
+place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons
+become legally vested
+clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments
+clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
