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

• And taking out her cambric handkerchief she wiped her husband's waistcoat.
  她掏出细亚麻手绢，揩丈夫的西装背心。
• The trousers are all right; now the waistcoat; aha, right again!
  裤子也合身；再请穿上背心；啊哈，又很合适！
• I always wear a waistcoat.
  我经常穿着一件马甲。
• A tree-piece suit consists of trousers, jacket and waistcoat.
  三件套西装包括裤子、上衣和背心。
• Next he searched his waistcoat, found a purse and pocketed it.
  随后他搜背心，搜出一个钱包，也一并塞在自己的衣袋里。
• 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。
• I wished him good night, and walked out of the shop, the richer by that sum, and the poorer by a waistcoat.
  我对他说了一声晚安，走出他的铺子，手里多了一笔钱，身上却少了一件背心。
• He left off his waistcoat as soon as he came into the room.
  他一进屋就脱掉了他的马甲。
• The waistcoat can be worn either open or closed, over trousers, shorts and jeans.
  背心与西裤、西装短裤以及牛仔裤搭配穿，前门襟可敞开也可关拢。
• 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。