【rest】的翻译、意思

美: [rɛst]

英: [rest]

1.vt. 使休息，使轻松；把…寄托于

2.n. 休息，静止；休息时间；剩余部分；支架

3.vi. 休息；静止；依赖；安置

4.n. (Rest)人名；(英、德、俄、捷、荷)雷斯特

CET4    ( resting, rested, rests ) 

1. [[QUANT 'of' def-n]] 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. 其余部分

例：It was an experience I will treasure for the rest of my life.这是一次我将终生珍视的经历。

2. [PRON] Rest is also a pronoun. 其余部分

例：The first payment was made yesterday, and the rest will be paid next month.第一笔款在昨天支付了，其余部分将在下个月支付。

3. [V] to continue to be (as specified); remain 仍然是; 保持不变

例：rest assured

4. [[口语]] 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. 诸如此类; 如此等等

例：...a man with nice clothes, an SUV, and the rest.…一个衣着考究、开一辆四轮驱动，诸如此类的男人。

5. [V-T/V-I] If you rest or if you rest your body, you do not do anything active for a time. 休息

例：He's tired and exhausted, and has been advised to rest for two weeks.他劳累而疲惫，被建议休息两个星期。

6. [N-VAR] If you get some rest or have a rest, you do not do anything active for a time. 休息

例："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。”

7. [[正式]] If something such as a theory or someone's success rests on a particular thing, it depends on that thing. 依赖

例：Such a view rests on a number of incorrect assumptions.这一观点基于一些错误的假定。

8. [[正式]] 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. 取决

例：The final decision rested with the president.最终决定取决于该总统。

9. [V-T] If you rest something somewhere, you put it there so that its weight is supported. 使倚靠

例：He rested his arms on the back of the chair.他把他的两条胳膊倚在那把椅子的靠背上。

10. [V-T/V-I] If something is resting somewhere, or if you are resting it there, it is in a position where its weight is supported. 靠放

例：His head was resting on her shoulder.他的头正靠在她的肩上。

11. [V-I] If you rest on or against someone or something, you lean on them so that they support the weight of your body. 倚靠

例：He rested on his pickaxe for a while.他在他的镐上倚靠了一会儿。

12. [N-COUNT] A rest is an object that is used to support something, especially your head, arms, or feet. 支架

例：When you are sitting, keep your elbow on the arm rest.当你坐着的时候，把胳膊肘靠在扶手上。

13. [[书面]] If your eyes rest on a particular person or object, you look directly at them, rather than somewhere else. (目光) 停留

例：As she spoke, her eyes rested on her husband's face.当她说话的时候，目光停留在她丈夫的脸上。

14. [[正式]] When an object that has been moving comes to rest, it finally stops. 停止

例：The plane had ploughed a path through a patch of forest before coming to rest in a field.该飞机从一小块森林中间犁出一条小径，而后停在一片旷野上。

15. [PHRASE] 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. 停止谈论

例：I am not prepared to let this matter rest.我不准备停止谈论这件事。

16. [PHRASE] To put someone's mind at rest or set their mind at rest means to tell them something that stops them from worrying. 使某人安心

例：A brain scan last Friday finally set his mind at rest.上周五进行的一次脑部扫描终于让他安心了。