rest的用法总结大全( 二 )


——Leon
复仇并不是好事,最好是忘记,你杀了人以后,一切都变了,你的生活就从此改变了,你的余生都要提心吊胆的过活 。
——《这个杀手不太冷》
一、下面我们来看看rest有几种含义
n.
1.休息;睡眠时间 [U,C] a period of relaxing, sleeping or doing nothing after a period of activity
Study should be sandwiched with periods of rest.
学习中间应安插一些休息时间 。
2.休止;休止符 [U,C] a period of silence between notes; a sign that shows a rest between notes
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 。
3.剩余部分;残留;其余 the remaining part of sth
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 。
4.其余的人;其他事物;其他 the remaining people or things; the others
All the rest of us were wrong and evil.
我们其余的人都错了且心术不正 。
5.支撑物;支架;基座;托 [C] an object that is used to support or hold sth
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.
1.休息;放松 [I,T] to relax, sleep or do nothing after a period of activity or illness
It would be nice to sit down and rest for a while.
坐下来休息一会儿是很好的 。
2.(被)支撑;(使)倚靠;托 [I,T] to support sth by putting it on or against sth; to be supported in this way
Rest the ladder against the wall.
把梯子靠在墙上吧 。
【rest的用法总结大全】3.被搁置;中止 [I,T] if you let a matter rest, you stop discussing it or dealing with it
We cannot let the matter rest there.
我们不能让问题就此被搁置下来 。
4.(委婉说法)安息;长眠 [I] to be buried. People say 'rest' to avoid saying 'be buried'.
She was laid to rest beside her late husband.
她安葬在亡夫的墓旁 。
二、词义辨析:还有哪些词汇含有“舒适,安逸,悠闲”的意思呢?
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 。
三、下面我们来学习一下含有rest的常见短语
at rest
adv.安眠,长眠,静止

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