waistcoat

英 [ˈweɪskəʊt]

美 [ˈweskət]

n.  (西服的)背心

复数：waistcoats　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11919 / COCA.22595

牛津词典

noun

• （西服的）背心
  a short piece of clothing with buttons down the front but no sleeves, usually worn over a shirt and under a jacket, often forming part of a man's suit

柯林斯词典

• 背心;马甲
  Awaistcoatis a sleeveless piece of clothing with buttons which people usually wear over a shirt.

in AM, use 美国英语用 vest

英英释义

noun

• a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
  Synonym:vest

双语例句

• A waistcoat acts as an accent when worn beneath a jacket.
  背心穿在上衣里面作为一种特色。
• At this dismal news, I twisted the only button on my waistcoat round and round.
  一听到这个扫兴的消息，急得我扭着背心上仅剩的那一颗钮扣。
• He had laid aside his coat and waistcoat; his shirt was open at the throat, as it used to be when he did that work; and even the old haggard, faded surface of face had come back to him.
  他已跟过去做鞋时一样脱下了外衣和背心，敞开了衬衫领口，就连那憔悴枯黄的脸色也回来了。
• The boy in white waistcoat won the game.
  穿白背心的男孩赢了那场比赛。
• He put the ticket into his waistcoat pocket.
  他把票放进背心口袋里。
• I always wear a waistcoat.
  我经常穿着一件马甲。
• If a rabbit in a waistcoat walks by, don't follow it!
  如果看见穿背心的兔子走过，不要跟着它。
• You will then have only a pair of trousers, a waistcoat, a hat and a coat.
  您只剩下一条长裤，一件背心，一顶帽子和一件短上衣了。
• My waistcoat will not meet.
  我的背心太小了，扣不上。
• A tree-piece suit consists of trousers, jacket and waistcoat.
  三件套西装包括裤子、上衣和背心。