rest是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 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. 他把視線從電腦螢幕上移開，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。

  • 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。

• 1 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. 腳踏車靠牆放著。

• 2 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，一定要繼續採取行動。

• 3 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. 我班上有兩個特別聰明的學生，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甚麽事了嗎？

• 4 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，並囑咐她休息一週。

  • a minim rest 二分休止符

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

  • 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。

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

• 5 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. 我用一疊書作望遠鏡支架。