Waistcoat

(n.) A short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest.

(n.) A garment occasionally worn by women as a part of fashionable costume.

录入:特德

• As he was returning the box to his waistcoat pocket, a loud bell rang for the servants' dinner; he knew what it was. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Contemplation of Mr Dorrit's waistcoat buttons by Mr Merdle. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Ay, my man,' said the gentleman in the white waistcoat, with a condescending smile. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Gradually there arose before me the hat, head, neckcloth, waistcoat, trousers, boots, of a member of society of about my own standing. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• The captain surveyed him from cap to waistcoat and from waistcoat to leggings for a few moments, and finally asked him to go indoors. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Sambo, the black servant, has just rung the bell; and the coachman has a new red waistcoat. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• He was a dreadful old man to look at, in a filthy flannel waistcoat, and smelling terribly of rum. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• He stood before her, his hands in his pockets, his chest sturdily expanded under its vivid waistcoat. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Out of his waistcoat, as usual, grows a tree, on the main branches of which the above illustrious names are inscribed. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Beside him were the leggings, thick boots, leather gloves, and sleeve-waistcoat in which he worked. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• The young man took from his waistcoat a crumpled envelope, and turning to the table he shook out upon it five little dried orange pips. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• The other gentleman with him, in the red under-waistcoat and dark moustache, is the Honourable Mr. Crushton, his bosom friend. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• One would be startled to see him with a bright tie, a loud checked suit, or a fancy waistcoat, and yet there is a curious sense of fastidiousness about the plain things he delights in. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The boy _is_ a fool--I thought he was,' said the gentleman in the white waistcoat. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• No, sir, Dr. Becher is an Englishman, and there isn't a man in the parish who has a better-lined waistcoat. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• At seventy five I expect to wear loud waistcoats with fancy buttons; also gaiter tops; at eighty I expect to learn how to play bridge whist and talk foolishly to the ladies. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• He had brilliant under-waistcoats, any one of which would have set up a moderate buck. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Harriette likes white waistcoats--Harriette commends silk stockings, &c. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Of course not, but I don't see the use of your having seventeen waistcoats, endless neckties, and a new hat every time you come home. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• There are chivalric sentiments, there is high-beating courage, under those waistcoats of yours, I doubt not. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.

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