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)暂停,(使)停止;(使)休息
to be an actor who does not have any work(演员)没有接到戏而呆在家里
said by lawyers in a law court when they have finished the explanation of their case(律师出庭用语)陈述完毕。
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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.
[ 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
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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.
[ I ] formal to remain in a particular state or place保持不变
A2 the other things, people, or parts that remain or that have not been mentioned剩余部分;其余;其余的人
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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.
A2 [ C or U ] a period of time in which you relax, do not do anything active, or sleep暂停,停止;休息
[ C ] specialized music a period of silence between musical notes, or a symbol that represents this(音乐的)休止,休止符
not doing anything active, or not moving静止;不动;休息
used as a polite way to say that someone is dead(死亡的委婉说法)长眠,安息
to stop, usually in a particular place(通常在某个地方)停止,停下来,静止下来
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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.
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