单词 | vest |
释义 | vest vb [Anglo-French vestir, literally, to clothe, from Old French, from Latin vestire] vt 1 a: to place in the possession, discretion, or province of some person or authority all legislative powers herein granted shall be ~ ed in a Congress of the United States — U.S. Constitution art. I a timely notice of appeal ~ s jurisdiction in the appeals court; specif: to give to a person a fixed and immediate right of present or future enjoyment of (as an estate) an interest ~ ed in the beneficiary b: to grant or endow with a particular authority, right, or property ~ a judge with discretion vi: to become vested; specif: to entitle one unconditionally to the payment of pension benefits upon termination or retirement his pension interest will ~ after ten years with the company compare mature |
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