rest
- v.休息;(被)支撑;安息，长眠;被搁置;放松;(使)倚靠;托;中止
- n.其他;其余;休息时间;剩余部分;休止;其余的人;残留;睡眠时间;其他事物;支撑物
复数： rests 过去式： rested 现在分词： resting 过去分词： rested 第三人称单数： rests
re- 向后,往回 + st- 站,立
restnoun
剩余的部分 / 人 / 事物 remaining part/people/things
剩余部分；残留；其余
the remaining part of sth
I'm not doing this job for the rest of my life.
我不会一辈子干这种工作。
How would you like to spend the rest of the day?
后半天你打算怎么过？
Take what you want and throw the rest away.
把你想要的拿走，其余的丢掉。
其余的人；其他事物；其他
the remaining people or things; the others
Don't blame Alex. He's human, like the rest of us.
不要责怪亚历克斯。他和我们大家一样，也是人。
The first question was difficult, but the rest were pretty easy.
第一个问题很难，但其余的都相当简单。
休息时间 period of relaxing
休息时间；睡眠时间
a period of relaxing, sleeping or doing nothing after a period of activity
I had a good night's rest.
我睡了一宿好觉。
We stopped for a well-earned rest.
我们停下来休息，也该休息一下了。
to have/take a rest from all your hard work
放下繁重的工作，休息一下
Try to get some rest ─you have a busy day tomorrow.
休息一下吧——你明天还要忙一天呢。
There are no matches tomorrow, which is a rest day , but the tournament resumes on Monday.
明天是休息日，没有比赛，但星期一继续比赛。
支撑物 support
支撑物；支架；基座；托
an object that is used to support or hold sth
an armrest (= for example on a seat or chair)
扶手
音乐 in music
休止；休止符
a period of silence between notes; a sign that shows a rest between notes
used at the end of a list to mean everything else that you might expect to be on the list
他想要大房子、豪华汽车，如此等等。
He wants a big house and an expensive car and all the rest of it.
used to say that the actual amount or number of sth is much higher than sb has stated
“这要花250英镑…”“不止这些，不止这些！”
‘It cost 250 pounds…’ ‘And the rest, and the rest!’
to stop moving
汽车闯过护栏，在一块田里停了下来。
The car crashed through the barrier and came to rest in a field.
His eyes came to rest on Clara's face.
他的目光停留在克拉拉的脸上。
apart from that; as far as other matters are concerned
这本书中关于作者童年的一些章节倒还有意思。除此之外，便无聊至极。
The book has some interesting passages about the author's childhood. For the rest, it is extremely dull.
used to tell sb to stop talking about sth because they are annoying you
to stop doing sth for a while
to bury sb. People say to lay sb to rest to avoid saying to bury sb.
乔治被安葬在他父母墓旁。
George was laid to rest beside his parents.
to stop sth by showing it is not true
通告最终消除了一切有关他们的未来的推测。
The announcement finally laid all the speculation about their future to rest.
used when you are telling a story to say that you do not need to tell the end of it, because everyone knows it already
to do or say sth to make sb stop worrying about sth
verb
放松 relax
休息；放松
to relax, sleep or do nothing after a period of activity or illness; to not use a part of your body for some time
The doctor told me to rest.
医生叫我休息。
I can rest easy (= stop worrying) knowing that she's safely home.
知道她安然无恙地回到家里，我就可以放心了。
He won't rest (= will never be satisfied) until he finds her.
他非得找到她才会安心。
Rest your eyes every half an hour.
每过半小时让眼睛休息一下。
支撑 support
（被）支撑；（使）倚靠；托
to support sth by putting it on or against sth; to be supported in this way
His chin rested on his hands.
他双手托着下巴。
He rested his chin in his hands.
他双手托着下巴。
Rest your head on my shoulder.
把头靠在我肩上。
Their bikes were resting against the wall.
他们的自行车靠在墙上。
被搁置 be left
被搁置；中止
if you let a matter rest , you stop discussing it or dealing with it
The matter cannot rest there─I intend to sue.
事情不能就此了结——我想上告。
被埋葬 be buried
（委婉说法，与be buried同义）安息，长眠
to be buried. People say rest to avoid saying be buried .
She rests beside her husband in the local cemetery.
在当地的墓地里，她长眠在她丈夫的墓旁。
May he rest in peace .
愿他安息吧。
used to emphasize that what you say is true or will definitely happen
你就放心吧，我们会千方百计找到他。
You may rest assured that we will do all we can to find him.
to relax and stop worrying
你尽管放心，我不会告诉任何人的。
You can rest easy─I'm not going to tell anyone.
used to show respect when you are talking about sb who is dead
to feel so satisfied with what you have already achieved that you do not try to do any more
基于；以…为基础
to be based on sth
The whole argument rests on a false assumption.
整个论证都是基于一个错误的假设。
是…的责任（或分内的事）
if it rests with sb to do sth , it is their responsibility to do it
It rests with management to justify their actions.
管理部门应当为他们的行动说出个道理来。
The final decision rests with the doctors.
要由医生作出最后决定。
These are all words for a short period of time spent relaxing.以上各词均表示短暂的休息。
a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest or eat指间歇、休息：
Let's take a break .
咱们休息一会儿吧。
a period of relaxing, sleeping or doing nothing after a period of activity指休息时间、睡眠时间：
We stopped for a well-earned rest.
我们停下来作个应有的休息。
( informal ) a short pause in an activity to rest or relax指活动进行中的短暂休息：
a five-minute breather
五分钟的休息
a short pause in the middle of a period of mental or physical effort指脑力或体力活动期间的短暂休息、喘息时间：
This delay gives the party a breathing space in which to sort out its policies.
这一延误使该党有了喘息之机来厘定其政策。
You decide when to take a breather ; a breathing space has to be given or won. A breather is for relaxing; a breathing space is for sorting things out. |
a short break from sth difficult or unpleasant指从困境或不愉快、不舒适的状态中得到的暂缓、暂停：
The drug brought a brief respite from the pain.
药物暂时缓解了疼痛。
( informal , especially NAmE ) time for resting or relaxing away from your usual work or studies指暂停工作或学习的时间：
Take time out to relax by the pool.
去游泳池边歇一歇吧。
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QUANTIFIER USES 数量词用法
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QUANT 剩余部分
The rest is used to refer to all the parts of something or all the things in a group that remain or that you have not already mentioned.It was an experience I will treasure for the rest of my life...
我的余生都会珍惜这次经历。
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PHRASE 诸如此类;如此等等;不一而足
You can add and the rest or all the rest of it to the end of a statement or list when you want to refer in a vague way to other things that are associated with the ones you have already mentioned....a man with nice clothes, a Range Rover and the rest...
一个穿着体面、开着路虎如此等等的男人
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谈论对象是不可数名词时，跟在rest后面的动词用单数：The rest of the food was delicious (其余的食物非常可口)。如果是谈论多个人或物，动词则用复数：The rest of the boys were delighted (其余的男孩都很高兴)。
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VERB AND NOUN USES 动词和名词用法
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VERB 休息;歇息;放松(身体)
If you rest or if you rest your body, you do not do anything active for a time.He's tired and exhausted, and has been advised to rest for two weeks...
他精疲力竭，被建议休息两周。
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N-VAR 休息;歇息
If you get some rest or have a rest, you do not do anything active for a time.'You're worn out, Laura,' he said. 'Go home and get some rest.'...
“你太累了，劳拉，”他说，“回家休息一下吧。”
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VERB 依赖;取决于;以…为基础
If something such as a theory or someone's success rests on a particular thing, it depends on that thing.Such a view rests on a number of incorrect assumptions...
这样的观点建立在很多不正确的假设之上。
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VERB （权力、责任、决定权）在于，属于
If authority, a responsibility, or a decision rests with you, you have that authority or responsibility, or you are the one who will make that decision.The judge said that whether Miss Bergman wishes to admit it or not, the responsibility rests with her. ...
法官说不管伯格曼小姐愿不愿意承认，这件事的责任都在她。
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VERB 放置;安置
If you rest something somewhere, you put it there so that its weight is supported.He rested his arms on the back of the chair...
他把手臂放在椅背上。
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V-ERG （使）倚靠;（被）支撑
If something is resting somewhere, or if you are resting it there, it is in a position where its weight is supported.His head was resting on her shoulder...
他的头靠在她的肩上。
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VERB 靠;倚;躺
If you rest on or against someone or something, you lean on them so that they support the weight of your body.He rested on his pickaxe for a while.
他在尖嘴镐上靠了一会儿。
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N-COUNT （尤指头或四肢的）支撑物;撑架;托架
A rest is an object that is used to support something, especially your head, arms, or feet.When you are sitting, keep your elbow on the arm rest.
坐立时，把胳膊肘靠在扶手上。
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VERB (目光)停留，凝视
If your eyes rest on a particular person or object, you look directly at them, rather than somewhere else.As she spoke, her eyes rested on her husband's face.
她说话的时候，眼睛凝视着丈夫的脸。
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PHRASE 停止移动
When an object that has been moving comes to rest, it finally stops.The plane had plowed a path through a patch of forest before coming to rest in a field.
飞机猛冲过一片森林，在一片田野中停了下来。
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PHRASE 放心;高枕无忧;不担心
If you say that someone can rest easy, you mean that they don't need to worry about a particular situation.How can any woman rest easy now, knowing her breast cancer may be misdiagnosed?
知道自己的乳腺癌可能被误诊，哪个女人能不担心呢？
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PHRASE 暂停;暂时不做
If someone tells you to give something a rest, they want you to stop doing it because it annoys them or because they think it is harming you.Give it a rest, will you? We're trying to get some sleep...
你安静一下，好吗？我们想睡一会儿。
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PHRASE 安葬
If you say that someone who has died is laid to rest, you mean that they are buried.His dying wish was to be laid to rest at the church near his Somerset home.
他的遗愿是把他安葬在家乡萨默塞特郡附近的教堂里。
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PHRASE 消除（恐惧）；平息（谣言）
If you lay something such as fears or rumours to rest or if you put them to rest, you succeed in proving that they are not true.His speech should lay those fears to rest...
他的演说应当会消除那些忧虑。
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PHRASE (尤指长时间的谈论后）停止讨论(某个话题)
If someone refuses to let a subject rest, they refuse to stop talking about it, especially after they have been talking about it for a long time.I am not prepared to let this matter rest...
我不准备就此罢休。
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PHRASE 让…安心;使…放心
To put someone's mind at rest or set their mind at rest means to tell them something that stops them worrying.She was quick to put his mind at rest. 'Mrs Barrett will be delighted to have your brothers back,' she said...
她很快就让他放心了。“巴雷特太太会很高兴让你的兄弟们回来的，”她说道。
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rest assured→ see:assured
noun
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- freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
- took his repose by the swimming pool
- Synonym: ease repose relaxation
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- a support on which things can be put
- the gun was steadied on a special rest
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- a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
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- something left after other parts have been taken away
- there was no remainder
- he threw away the rest
- he took what he wanted and I got the balance
- Synonym: remainder balance residual residue residuum
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- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
- she was laid to rest beside her husband
- they had to put their family pet to sleep
- Synonym: eternal rest sleep eternal sleep quietus
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- a state of inaction
- a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon
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- a pause for relaxation
- people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests
- Synonym: respite relief rest period
verb
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- be at rest
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- stay the same;remain in a certain state
- The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
- rest assured
- stay alone
- He remained unmoved by her tears
- The bad weather continued for another week
- Synonym: stay remain
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- take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
- Synonym: breathe catch one's breath take a breather
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- give a rest to
- He rested his bad leg
- Rest the dogs for a moment
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- rest on or as if on a pillow
- pillow your head
- Synonym: pillow
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- sit, as on a branch
- The birds perched high in the tree
- Synonym: perch roost
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- not move;be in a resting position
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- put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
- Rest your head on my shoulder
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- be inactive, refrain from acting
- The committee is resting over the summer
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- be inherent or innate in
- Synonym: reside repose
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- have a place in relation to something else
- The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West
- The responsibility rests with the Allies
- Synonym: lie
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You deserve a rest after all that hard work .
辛苦劳累那么久，你该休息一下了。
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Try to get some rest ─ you have a busy day tomorrow .
休息一下吧——你明天还要忙一天呢。
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He has more money than the rest of us put together .
他的钱比我们所有人的加在一起还多。
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How would you like to spend the rest of the day ?
后半天你打算怎么过？
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Four points stand out as being more important than the rest .
有四点比其余各点更为重要。
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I 'm not doing this job for the rest of my life .
我不会一辈子干这种工作。
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He 's behind the rest of the class in reading .
他的阅读能力不及班上其他人。
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The first question was difficult , but the rest were pretty easy .
第一个问题很难，但其余的都相当简单。
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I had a good night 's rest .
我睡了一宿好觉。
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You can rest easy ─ I 'm not going to tell anyone .
你尽管放心，我不会告诉任何人的。
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This decision will isolate the country from the rest of Europe .
这一决定会使国家从欧洲其他地方中孤立出来。
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His latest novel is a cut above the rest .
他最近出版的小说比其他的小说都好。
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I can rest easy knowing that she 's safely home .
知道她安然无恙地回到家里，我就可以放心了。
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He was to regret that decision for the rest of his life .
他终生都将后悔作出了那一决定。
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The lead car is now three minutes ahead of the rest of the field .
现在跑在最前面的汽车较赛场上其余的赛车领先三分钟。
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She had a disruptive influence on the rest of the class .
她搅扰了班上其他的学生。
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Rest your eyes every half an hour .
每过半小时让眼睛休息一下。
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The painting is out of keeping with the rest of the room .
这幅画和这屋子不相称。
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Follow your treatment with plenty of rest .
你治疗以后要多休息。
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Britain must be brought into line with the rest of Europe on taxes .
英国必须在税收上与其他欧洲国家保持一致。
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Mix the fruit into the rest of the mixture .
把水果和别的东西拌在一起。
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What he needs now is just rest and a lot of TLC .
他现在需要的只是休息和充分的亲切关怀。
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You may rest assured that we will do all we can to find him .
你就放心吧，我们会千方百计找到他。
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May she rest in peace .
愿她安息。
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May he rest in peace .
愿他安息吧。
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The matter cannot rest there ─ I intend to sue .
事情不能就此了结——我想上告。
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He will spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair .
他将在轮椅上度过他的余生。
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Jack divided up the rest of the cash .
杰克把余下的现金分了。
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He 's singing an octave lower than the rest of us .
他唱的比我们其他人都低八度。
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Are you feeling stronger now after your rest ?
休息过后，你是不是感觉好些了？
泛指放松、休息。
Let's take a rest.
让我们休息一下。
He was so tired that his wife suggested he should get some rest.
他非常累，妻子建议他休息休息。
指短暂的中止，如工作或活动之间的休息。
There is a 10-minute break between two classes.
两堂课之间有10分钟休息时间。
They worked for 18 hours without a break yesterday.
昨天他们连续工作了18个小时。
指戏剧或音乐会各场次之间的休息。
I will call you back in the interval.
幕间休息的时候我再回你电话。
There will be a 15-minute interval after the first act.
第一幕结束之后将休息15分钟。
指议会不工作的时期，或学生的课间休息。
How long is the Parliament's summer recess?
议会的夏季休会期为多久？
He always said that his favourite thing at school is recess.
他总是说他在学校最喜欢的是课间休息。
泛指从整体取走或用掉部分后的剩余部分，通常与定冠词 the 连用；也指除法运算中的余数。
She spent the remainder of her retirement growing flowers.
她退休余下的时间都在养花中度过。
When will the remainder be paid off?
何时支付剩余款项？
Twenty-eight divided by nine gives you a remainder of 1.
28除以9余数为1。
指某物得以保留且未被破坏的部分。
She threw away the remains of her supper.
她把晚饭的剩菜扔掉了。
Several Roman remains have been well protected.
几处古罗马遗迹得到了很好的保护。
普通用词，通常与定冠词 the 连用。
Each of us can only carry two bags. What about the rest?
我们两人每人只能拿两个包，剩下的怎么办？
Three of the bank robbers were arrested, and the rest escaped.
3名银行劫匪被捕，其余的逃走了。
You can bring the rest of this watermelon to your dormitory.
你可以把剩下的西瓜带回宿舍。
He wished that he could spend the rest of his life in a quiet village.
他希望他能在一个安静的村庄里度过余生。
指超出需求的过剩数量。
What causes the surplus of crude oil?
是什么造成了原油过剩？
What can we do with the surplus trimmed away?
被剪掉的多余部分可以做什么用？
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