waistcoat

noun
🔊/ˈweɪskəʊt/
🔊/ˈweskət/, 🔊/ˈweɪskəʊt/
(British English)
(North American English vest)
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  1. a short piece of clothing with buttons down the front but no arms, usually worn over a shirt and under a jacket, often forming part of a man’s suit(西服的)背心
    • He always wore a brightly-coloured waistcoat under his dark grey suit.他总是在深灰色西装里面穿上颜色鲜艳的马甲。
    • He took a gold watch out of his waistcoat pocket.他从背心的口袋里拿出一只金表。
    Topics Clothes and Fashionb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • embroidered
    • leather
    • satin
    waistcoat + noun
    • pocket
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