n.[C]

1. 【美】背心；马甲；防护背心
   The policeman survived because of his bulletproof vest.

   警察因穿有防弹背心而幸免于难。

2. 【英】汗衫；内衣；衬衫

vt.

1. 使穿衣，装束
2. 授予，赋予（权力，财产等）[H][（+in/with）]
   The management of the foundation is vested in a board of trustees.

   基金会的管理交由理事会负责。

   The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.

   行政权必须给予美国总统。

vi.

1. 穿衣服
2. （权力，财产等）属，归属[（+in）]
   The estate vested in the wife of the deceased.

   这财产属于死者的妻子。

n.

1. Brit. an undergarment worn on the upper part of the body, typically sleeveless.
2. a sleeveless garment worn on the upper part of the body for a particular purpose:
   a bulletproof vest.
3. N. Amer. & Austral. a waistcoat or sleeveless jacket.

v.

1. (vest something in) confer or bestow power, property, etc. on:
   executive power is vested in the President.
   ▸ (usu. be vested with) give (someone) the legal right to power, property, etc.
2. put on vestments.
   ▸literary dress (someone).