Dictionary entry
Vest
Pronunciation: /vɛst/
Pronunciation
/vɛst/
Myanmar Meaning
(n) စွပ်ကျယ်
Definition
vest 1 / vest / n ၁။ (က) ( Brit ) ( US undershirt ) စြပ္က်ယ္အက်ႌ။ cotton/ string/ thermal vests. (ခ) (က်ည္ကာစေသာ) အက်ႌ။ a bullet-proof vest ❍ a running vest. ၂။ ( US ) = WAISTCOAT vest 2 / vest / v ~ sth (in sb/sth); ~ sb/sth (with sth) ( fml ) (usu pasive) (တရားဝင္) အပ္ႏွင္းသည္။ vest sb with authority ❍ Copyright is vested in the author. ❍ Parliament is vested with the power of making laws. ❏ vested interest n ကိုယ္က်ဳိးေမွ်ာ္လင့္ခ်က္ (သို႔) မိမိအက်ဳိး ပါဝင္ပတ္သက္ေနသူ။ You obviously have a vested interest in Tim's resignation (eg because you may get his job). ❍ Powerful vested interests (ie people with a vested interest are opposing the plan.
Examples
- A bulletproof vest