n.背心；[服装]马甲
waistcoats───n.背心（waistcoat的复数）
waistcoated───腰包
mistcoat───薄雾
waistcoateer───腰包
waistcoating───腰部涂层
waistcloth───n.装饰幕；围腰带
waistcoateers───腰衣机
basecoat───n.最下面的一层
dustcoat───n.防尘外衣，风衣
She wore a lovely tiara but the groom, not to be outdone, had on a very smart embroidered waistcoat.───她戴着一个漂亮的冕状头饰，而新郎也不甘示弱，穿了一件很潇洒的刺绣马甲。
He searched his waistcoat, found a purse and pocketed it.───他搜了他的背心，找到一个钱包，把它装进了口袋。
off that coat and waistcoat of yours; you're fat enough as it is.───脱掉你的外衣和背心；你这样已经够胖的了。
These two causes made him answer in a very low and hesitating voice; whereupon a gentleman in a white waistcoat said he was a fool.───这两个原因使他的回答非常低，犹豫的声音，于是在一个白色背心绅士说他是个傻瓜。
"Perhaps he is no longer in the coach, " he thought, as he rebuttoned the waistcoat of his undress uniform.───“他也许早已不在这车上了，”他一面想，一面扣上他那身小军服上的纽扣。
But when the rabbit actually took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket, and looked at it, and then hurried on, Alice jumped to her feet.───但当那只兔子从背心口袋里拿出一只表来看，又急匆匆赶路去了的时候，爱丽丝跳了起来。
All that we wise men can say will not prevent the waistcoat-makers and the shoe-stitchers from dreaming of husbands studded with diamonds.───我们这些明眼人所能说的一切绝不足以防止那些做背心、做鞋子的姑娘们去梦想那些金玉满堂的良人。
'Ay, my man, ' said the gentleman in the white waistcoat, with a condescending smile. 'What of him? '───“是啊，朋友，”白背心绅士面带俯就的微笑，说道，“你觉得他怎么样？”
While she was speaking, he fumbled in his waistcoat, drew out his purse and opened it.───正当她说时，他搜了一回背心，掏出他的钱袋，打开来看。