rest - Meaning, pronunciation, collocation and usage 英漢雙解 | Mr. Ng 線上詞典

B1 [ I or T ] to (cause someone or something to) stop doing a particular activity or stop being active for a period of time in order to relax and get back your strength（使）暫停，（使）停止；（使）休息

The doctor told him that he should rest for a few days.醫生告訴他應該休息幾天。

He looked away from the computer screen to rest his eyes.他把視線從電腦顯示屏上移開，讓眼睛休息一下。

She promised that she would not rest (= would not stop looking) until the murderer of her son was caught and imprisoned.她發誓殺害她兒子的兇手不被捕入獄，她就不會善罷甘休。

See also

rest up

be resting informal

to be an actor who does not have any work（演員）沒有接到戲而呆在家裏

Over 90 percent of professional actors are resting at any given time.任何時候都有超過90%的職業演員無戲可演。

I rest my case also my case rests specialized

said by lawyers in a law court when they have finished the explanation of their case（律師出庭用語）陳述完畢。

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"You look tired - you should go home and rest." "I'm going to do precisely that."

My doctor said I was looking run-down and ought to take some time to rest.

We travelled by night and rested by day.

She was told to stay in bed to rest her injured back.

Feeling tired-out is Nature's way of telling you to rest.

rest verb SUPPORT

[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to lie or lean on something, or to put something on something else so that its weight is supported躺；倚；靠

She rested her head on my shoulder.她把頭靠在我的肩膀上。

The bicycle was resting against the wall.自行車靠牆放着。

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She sat behind the table, her chin resting in her hands.

They rested the mirror against the wall.

The dome rests on four marble columns.

He rested his head on the cushion.

The elephants were standing in a line with their front legs resting on each other's backs.

rest verb REMAIN

[ I ] formal to remain in a particular state or place保持不變

We cannot allow the matter to rest here (= to remain as it is)- further action has to be taken.我們不能允許這件事保持現狀，一定要繼續采取行動。

A2 the other things, people, or parts that remain or that have not been mentioned剩餘部分；其餘；其餘的人

I've got two bright students, but the rest are average.我班上有兩個特别聰明的學生，但是其他人都表現平平。

I'll keep a third of the money and the rest is for you.錢我留下1／3，其餘的歸你。

Do you have anything planned for the rest of the day?這天剩餘的時間你安排什麽事了嗎？

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You deposit 20% now and pay the rest when the car is delivered.

He read her letter aloud to the rest of the family.

He's a very good example to the rest of the class.

It's a very nice sofa but it doesn't fit in with the rest of the room.

One motorbike peeled away from the formation and circled round behind the rest.

rest noun STOP

A2 [ C or U ] a period of time in which you relax, do not do anything active, or sleep暫停，停止；休息

After they had carried the piano up the stairs, they stopped for a rest.他們把鋼琴搬到樓上後，停下來休息了一會兒。

The doctor prescribed some pills and told her to get/have a week's rest.醫生開了些藥，並囑咐她休息一周。

[ C ] specialized music a period of silence between musical notes, or a symbol that represents this（音樂的）休止，休止符

a minim rest二分休止符

at rest

not doing anything active, or not moving靜止；不動；休息

Her heartbeat is only 55 at rest.她在安靜狀態下心跳每分鐘只有55次。

used as a polite way to say that someone is dead（死亡的委婉說法）長眠，安息

Your father was a very troubled man, but he's at rest now.你父親一生坎坷，但是他現在可以安息了。

come to rest

to stop, usually in a particular place（通常在某個地方）停止，停下來，靜止下來

The car hit the kerb, rolled over and came to rest in a ditch.汽車撞到馬路邊石上，翻滾到路溝裏停了下來。

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It's not a good idea to drive for hours without a rest.

Chris phoned to say they'd arrived safely, so that really put my mind at rest.

After six hours work in the garden, we sat down for a much-needed rest.

I'm not tired at the moment but I will need a rest at some stage during the walk.

The elderly generally need far less rest than the young, and tend to sleep in several short stretches.

rest noun SUPPORT

[ C ] an object that supports the weight of something支撐物；支架；基座

I used a pile of books as a rest for my telescope.我用一摞書作望遠鏡支架。

See also

headrest

armrest

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