/rest; rɛst/
v
1 (a) [I, Ipr] ~ (from sth) be still or asleep; stop moving or working, esp in order to regain one's strength 静止; 睡眠; 停止活动或工作; （尤指）休息
*lie down and rest (for) an hour after lunch 午饭後躺下休息一小时
* resting from our exertions, efforts, etc 劳作、工作後休息一下
* (fig 比喻) He will never rest (ie never have peace of mind) until he knows the truth. 他不获真相是不会安心的.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr] cause or allow (sth/sb) to do this 使或让（某物[某人]）静止、睡眠或休息
*You should rest your eyes after a lot of reading. 长时间阅读後应该让眼睛休息一下.
* Sit down and rest your legs. 坐下歇歇腿儿吧.
* Are you rested enough to go on? 你是否歇够了可以接着干了?
2 [Ipr, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) on/against sth lie or be placed on/against sth for support 躺或倚靠在某物上; 靠某物支撑
*Her elbows rested/She rested her elbows on the table. 她的肘部[她把肘部]靠在桌子上.
* Rest the ladder against the wall. 把梯子靠在墙上.
3 [Ipr] ~ on sb/sth depend or rely on sb/sth 依靠或依赖某人[某事物]
*British hopes of a medal rested on Ovett. 英国把获得奖牌的希望寄托在奥维特的身上.
4 [Ipr] ~ on sb/sth (of a look, etc) be directed steadily at sb/sth （指目光等）停留在某人[某物]上
*His gaze/eyes rested on her face. 他双眼凝视着她的脸.
5 [I] (fml 文) (of a subject under discussion) be left without further investigation or pursuit （指问题的探讨）中止
*let the matter, topic, affair, etc rest 使事情、话题、事务等到此为止
* The matter cannot rest there I demand an apology. 事情不能就此罢了--我要求向我道歉.
6 [I, Tn] (esp law 尤用于法律) conclude (one's case); have no more to say about (sth) 停止（举证）; 自动停止陈述（某事）
*The defence rests. 被告陈述完毕.
* I rest my case. 本人对案情陈述完毕.
7 [I] (euph or fig 婉或比喻) be buried 长眠; 安息
*May he rest (ie lie in his grave) in peace. 愿他安息.
8 [I, Tn] (cause land to) be free from disturbance, etc （使土地）休耕
*Let this field rest/Rest this field for a year. 让这块田地休耕一年.
9 (idm 习语) rest assured (that...)(fml 文) be certain that... 放心...
*You may rest assured that everything possible is being done. 你尽管放心, 正在尽力把一切都做好. rest on one's `laurels (esp derog 尤作贬义) stop trying to achieve further successes; become complacent 满足于既有的成绩而不思进取; 自满.
10 (phr v) rest on sth (no passive 不用于被动语态) be based on sth 建立在某事物的基础上; 基于某事物
*His fame rests more on his plays than on his novels. 他出名是靠他的戏剧, 并不是靠小说.
* an argument, a claim, a theory, etc resting on a false assumption 根据凭空设想而提出的论点、要求、理论等. rest with sb (to do sth) (fml 文) be sb's responsibility (to do sth) （做某事）是某人的责任
*The choice rests entirely with you. 这完全由你来选择.
* It rests with the committee to decide. 这事要由委员会来决定.

/rest; rɛst/
n
1 [C, U] ~ (from sth) (period of) sleep or inactivity as a way of regaining one's strength 睡眠或休息（的时间）
*have a good night's rest 睡一宿好觉
* stop for a well-earned/-deserved rest 停下来该好好休息一下
* have/take a rest from all your hard work 放下繁重的工作休息一下
* get some, no, more, etc rest 稍事、得不到、再多...休息（一下）
* Sunday is a day of rest. 星期日休息. =>Usage at break2 用法见break2.
2 [C] (often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) support for an object; prop 支承物; 支撑物; 支架; 支座; 托; 台
*a rest for a billiard cue, telescope, telephone receiver 台球杆的搁架、望远镜的支架、电话听筒的托架
* an `arm-, `head-, `foot-rest 扶手、头枕、搁脚物.
3 [C] (music 音) (sign making an) interval of silence between notes 休止（符）
*The trumpets have six bars' rest. 小号有六小节休止. =>illus at music 见music插图.
4 (idm 习语) at `rest
(a) not moving 静止; 不动.
(b) free from trouble or anxiety 安宁
*(euph 婉) be/lie at rest (ie be buried) in a country churchyard 安息在乡间的教堂墓地里. come to `rest (of a moving object) stop moving （指运动中的物体）停止, 不再移动
*The mine finally came to rest on the sea bed. 那水雷最後沉入海底. lay sb to `rest (euph 婉) bury sb 安葬某人
*She was laid to rest beside her late husband. 她安葬在亡夫的墓旁. put/set sb's mind at ease/rest => mind1.

/rest; rɛst/
n the ~ (of sth)
1 [sing] the remaining part; the remainder of some amount 剩余部分; 其余
*the rest of the world, my life, her money 世界的其他地方、我的余生、她剩下的钱
* watch the rest of a film 观看一部影片的剩余部分
* Take what you want and throw the rest away. 把你要的拿走, 剩下的扔掉.
2 [pl v] the remaining individuals or number; the others 其余的人或数目; 其他人; 其他事物
*While we play tennis what will the rest of you do? 我们打网球, 你们其余的人做什么呢?
* Her hat was red, like the rest of her clothes. 她的帽子是红色的, 跟她衣服的颜色一样.
3 (idm 习语) for the `rest (fml 文) as far as other matters are concerned; apart from that 至于其他; 除此之外
*Ensure that our traditional markets are looked after; for the rest, I am not much concerned. 一定要满足我们传统市场的需要, 其他方面倒无所谓.

NOTE ON USAGE 用法
*When speaking about who or what remains from an original total, we use the rest or (more formal) the remainder 表示在原有总体中剩下的人或事物, 可用the rest, 在较庄重场合可用the remainder
*Some boys stay on after school; the rest/remainder (of them) go home. 放学後总有些男孩子不走, 其余的人回家.
* The rest/remainder of the time was spent swimming. 剩下的时间用来游泳. If something has been partly used or destroyed, we use remains or remnants. 若某物的一部分已用掉或毁掉, 其剩余或残存部分可用 remains或remnants表示. Of food left-overs is often used 若为食物, 则多用left-overs
*The remains/remnants/left-overs of the meal (ie the bits of food left uneaten) were fed to the dog. 剩饭喂狗了. Remains is also used of old buildings or dead bodies *remains还可指古旧建筑物或尸体
*the remains of an old castle 古堡的废墟
* human remains 人的遗体. A relic is a historical object and reminder of the past. *relic指历史遗物、遗迹以及纪念物品. A residue is what is left after a process, especially a chemical one, has taken place. *residue指某一过程（尤指化学反应）的残余物. There is a green residue in the bottom of the test tube. 试管底部有绿色的沉淀. In a mathematical calculation the remainder (in arithmetic) or the balance (in accounting) is the amount left after subtraction or division. 在数学计算中remainder指（算术中的）差数或余数, balance指（会计学中的）余额或差额.

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