Word · Frequency #9247
vested
授予;赋予(权力、权威等)
vested is the past of vest.
to give someone or something a particular power, authority, or right
常用于被动结构 be vested with sth,意为“被授予某物”
- 1.
To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred.
赋予权力、权威等;使拥有;授予;赋予;后接with和所授予的事物
- 2.
To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor.
将某物置于某人或权威的掌控中;委托给他人;在拥有者前用in
- 3.
To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.
赋予所有权;也指给予某人立即的固定权利以享有现在或未来的利益
- 4.
provide with power and authority
授予权力和权威
- 5.
(of an inheritance or a trust fund) To devolve upon the person currently entitled when a prior interest has ended.
(遗产或信托基金)在先前权益结束时转移给当前有权利的人
- 6.
To become vested, to become permanent.
变得固定,变得永久
将(所有权、权利等)交予;使拥有;委托给;(权利等)固定;生效;归属;赋予权力、权威等;使拥有;授予;赋予;后接with和所授予的事物;将某物置于某人或权威的掌控中;委托给他人;在拥有者前用in;赋予所有权;也指给予某人立即的固定权利以享有现在或未来的利益
In use
The new rules vest the committee with the power to approve budgets.
In this company, the final say on promotions is vested in the HR director.
After she completed the required years of service, her retirement benefits vested.
They vested the council with special rights
Verb forms
base vest · third person vests · -ing vesting · past vested · past participle vested
vest 常与 with 搭配表示“授予”,或与 in 搭配表示“归属于”,规则变化。
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Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用搭配为 vest sth in sb/sth 或 vest sb/sth with sth;具体语义由介词前的宾语决定。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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