Rest
[ r?st ]
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n. 休息;剩余部分;支持物;寧靜，安寧;
vt.& vi. （使）休息;（使）倚靠[支撐];
vi. 休息;靜止;停止;安心;
vt. 使休息;使輕松;使長眠;使依賴;
?? 例句
After the fund crisis, the rest of the 1952 election campaign seemed tame.
基金危機之后，1952年競選運動以后的問題就顯得比較容易對付了。
The whole theory rests on a wrong assumption.
整個理論都是建立在錯誤的假定上。
I should take my rest now instead of later.
我現在就得休息，而不是一會。
He rested his eyes on the new comer for an instant.
他瞧了一下那個新來的人。
The rest and the drink recruited him.
休息和喝水使他恢復了體力。
?? 聯想助記
【串】nest(窩)是best(最好)的rest(休息)場所
【記】※ best-最好,rest-休息:累了最好休息一下
※ re-諧音“阿姨”,st-拼音“石頭”:阿姨在石頭上休息
? 同義詞
?? 反義詞
?? 牛津釋義
rest
v
1
(a) [I, Ipr] ~ (from sth) be still or asleep; stop moving or working, esp in order to regain one's strength 靜止; 睡眠; 停止活動或工作; （尤指）休息
lie down and rest (for) an hour after lunch 午飯後躺下休息一小時
resting from our exertions, efforts, etc 勞作、 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. 他不獲真相是不會安心的.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
cause or allow (sth/sb) to do this 使或讓（某物[某人]）靜止、 睡眠或休息
You should rest your eyes after a lot of reading. 長時間閱讀後應該讓眼睛休息一下.
Sit down and rest your legs. 坐下歇歇腿兒吧.
Are you rested enough to go on? 你是否歇夠了可以接著干了?
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; 靠某物支撐
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. 把梯子靠在墻上.
3 [Ipr] ~ on sb/sth depend or rely on sb/sth 依靠或依賴某人[某事物]
British hopes of a medal rested on Ovett. 英國把獲得獎牌的希望寄托在奧維特的身上.
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. 他雙眼凝視著她的臉.
5 [I] (fml 文) (of a subject under discussion) be left without further investigation or pursuit （指問題的探討）中止
let the matter, topic, affair, etc rest 使事情、 話題、 事務等到此為止
The matter cannot rest there I demand an apology. 事情不能就此罷了--我要求向我道歉.
6 [I, Tn] (esp law 尤用於法律) conclude (one's case); have no more to say about (sth) 停止（舉證）; 自動停止陳述（某事）
The defence rests. 被告陳述完畢.
I rest my case. 本人對案情陳述完畢.
7 [I] (euph or fig 婉或比喻) be buried 長眠; 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. 讓這塊田地休耕一年.
9 (idm 習語) rest assured (that...)(fml 文) be certain that... 放心...
You may rest assured that everything possible is being done. 你盡管放心, 正在盡力把一切都做好. rest on one's `laurels (esp derog 尤作貶義) stop trying to achieve further successes; become complacent 滿足於既有的成績而不思進取; 自滿.
10 (phr v) rest on sth (no passive 不用於被動語態) be based on sth 建立在某事物的基礎上; 基於某事物
His fame rests more on his plays than on his novels. 他出名是靠他的戲劇, 并不是靠小說.
an argument, a claim, a theory, etc resting on a false assumption 根據憑空設想而提出的論點、 要求、 理論等. rest with sb (to do sth) (fml 文) be sb's responsibility (to do sth) （做某事）是某人的責任
The choice rests entirely with you. 這完全由你來選擇.
It rests with the committee to decide. 這事要由委員會來決定.
rest n
1 [C, U] ~ (from sth) (period of) sleep or inactivity as a way of regaining one's strength 睡眠或休息（的時間）
have a good night's rest 睡一宿好覺
stop for a well-earned/-deserved rest 停下來該好好休息一下
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 用法見break2.
2 [C] (often in compounds 常用以構成復合詞) support for an object; prop 支承物; 支撐物; 支架; 支座; 托; 臺
a rest for a billiard cue, telescope, telephone receiver 臺球桿的擱架、 望遠鏡的支架、 電話聽筒的托架
an `arm...
?? 擴展釋義
*[rest]n. 休息, 睡眠, 安息, 稍息, 靜止, 支架, 休息處, 其余者, 剩余部分vi. 休息, 睡, 長眠, 安心, 靜止, 停止, 安置, 依賴vt. 使休息, 使支撐, 把...寄托于【醫】 休息, 靜止, 剩余, 胎性剩余, 支托, 靠【經】 盈余, 儲備金; 休息相關詞組: come to rest lay to rest lay sb's fear to rest for the rest among the rest the rest rest assured rest with sb have a good night's rest take one's rest at rest
?? 醫學釋義
支架，支托
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And the price is right.
而且價格也合適。
Walk groundly; talk profoundly; drink roundly; sleep soundly.
行路踏實，言談深刻，飲酒豪爽，睡眠酣暢。
Although perhaps only 1 per cent of the life that has started somewhere will develop into highly complex and intelligent patterns,
雖然在已經產生生命的某個地方，可能只有1%會發展成高度復雜有智力的生命形態，