n.[C]

1. 【美】背心；馬甲；防護背心
   The policeman survived because of his bulletproof vest.

   警察因穿有防彈背心而倖免於難。

2. 【英】汗衫；內衣；襯衫

vt.

1. 使穿衣，裝束
2. 授予，賦予（權力，財產等）[H][（+in/with）]
   The management of the foundation is vested in a board of trustees.

   基金會的管理交由理事會負責。

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

   行政權必須給予美國總統。

vi.

1. 穿衣服
2. （權力，財產等）屬，歸屬[（+in）]
   The estate vested in the wife of the deceased.

   這財產屬於死者的妻子。

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).