一、详细释义:
n.
休息;睡眠时间 [U,C]
例句:
Study should be sandwiched with periods of rest.
学习中间应安插一些休息时间。
例句:
We're completely run-down and need a thorough rest.
我们精疲力尽了,需要彻底休息。
休止;休止符 [U,C]
例句:
When the song came to a rest she paused for a while.
唱到了休止符的时候,她停顿了一下。
例句:
Above all else, you have earned a rest from this endless battle.
最为重要的是,你已经为这场无休无止的战争划上了休止符。
剩余部分;残留;其余
例句:
If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow.
如果一只羊跳过沟渠,其余所有的羊都会同样做。
例句:
Oyster is the only seafood I like, that is to say I dislike the rest.
牡蛎是我唯一喜欢吃的海味,也就是说其余的我都不喜欢。
其余的人;其他事物;其他
例句:
All the rest of us were wrong and evil.
我们其余的人都错了且心术不正。
例句:
The rest of us are reprimanded for even the smallest transgression, while he can get away with murder.
我们其余的人哪怕只有一丁点小过失就要挨训斥,而他则犯再大错误也不会受惩罚。
支撑物;支架;基座;托 [C]
例句:
A rest shall be placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright.
一排书的末端应放个支撑物以使书本保持直立。
v.
休息;放松 [I,T]
例句:
It would be nice to sit down and rest for a while.
坐下来休息一会儿是很好的。
例句:
He had to lie down for a while to rest his legs.
他得躺下一会儿让腿休息一下。
(被)支撑;(使)倚靠;托 [I,T]
例句:
Rest the ladder against the wall.
把梯子靠在墙上吧。
例句:
His chin rested on his hands.
他双手托着下巴。
被搁置;中止 [I,T]
例句:
We cannot let the matter rest there.
我们不能让问题就此被搁置下来。
(委婉说法)安息;长眠 [I]
例句:
She was laid to rest beside her late husband.
她安葬在亡夫的墓旁。
例句:
May she rest in peace.
愿她安息吧。
二、词义辨析:
comfort,ease,leisure,relaxation,relief,rest
这些名词均含“舒适,安逸、悠闲”之意。comfort通常指在摆脱烦人、痛苦的事情,或在要求、愿望得到满足后所感到的舒适。ease指因没有担心和忧虑而轻松。leisure专指闲暇时间或悠闲状态。relaxation强调消除肌肉疲劳或思想的紧张状态,使身心松弛,得到休息。relief侧重有消除痛苦、不适或困难的负担,常暗含不利因素已不存在的意味。rest与work相对,强调水分除身心痛劳,不着重休息方式。