音标：[rest] ；柯林斯词典等级：4 级；牛津三千核心词汇；

n. 休息, 睡眠, 安息, 稍息, 静止, 支架, 休息处, 其余者, 剩余部分
vi. 休息, 睡, 长眠, 安心, 静止, 停止, 安置, 依赖
vt. 使休息, 使支撑, 把...寄托于

n. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
n. a state of inaction
n. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
n. a support on which things can be put

词型变化：现在分词 : resting ; 过去式 : rested ; 第三人称单数 : rests ; 名词复数形式 : rests ; 过去分词 : rested
考试类型：[中考/高考]

词性分布：

名词74%

动词26%

rest的用法和样例：

例句

用作名词(n.)

We'll eat some of the bread and keep the rest for breakfast.我们将吃一点面包，剩下的留到早饭时吃。
You look tired. You need a good rest.你看来累了。你需要好好休息一下。
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。
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。

用作动词(v.)

It would be nice to sit down and rest for a while.坐下来休息一会儿是很好的。
Rest the ladder against the wall.把梯子靠在墙上吧。
His chin rested on his hands.他双手托着下巴。
His brown eyes rested on her for a moment.他的棕色眼睛盯着她看了一会儿。
The original manuscript rests in the museum.原始手稿在博物馆里。
How could a country rest its security on such promises?一个国家怎么能让自己的安全依赖这类诺言呢?
The whole argument rests on a false assumption.整个论点都是基于一个错误的假设。
He urged the council not to let the matter rest.他敦促委员会不要对这个问题不了了之。
She was laid to rest beside her late husband.她被安葬在亡夫的墓旁。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)

Sunday is a day of rest.星期天是休息日。
She needs rest after her long illness.她在久病之后需要静养一段时间。
You need a good night's rest.你需要好好睡一觉。
Give it a rest, can't you?你不能安静一会儿吗?
The ball rolled down the hill and came to rest at the bottom.球从小山上滚下来,到山脚处停住了。
The medicine gave the sick man a short rest from pain.这药使病人的疼痛暂时止住。
Wrestling desperately with the controls, the pilot finally managed to bring his aircraft to rest in a cornfield.飞行员使出全身解数来操纵装置,终于使飞机停在玉米地里。
This wall will do as a rest for your camera .这墙可以作为你的照相机的支撑物。
Take what you want and throw the rest away .将你所要的拿去,把剩下的丢掉。
If you give five dollars, they will make up the rest.如果你出五美元,其余的他们会凑齐的。
She lived the rest of her life in Vienna.她在维也纳度过了余生。
The rest of the old man was happy.这位老人的晚年很幸福。
The rest of the clan thinks the uniform is only fit for a barbarian or a man of the lowest class.家族里的其他人员认为,这样的制服只适合野蛮人或最低贱的人穿。
Some agree with Jim, but the rest of us agree with Sam.有些人赞成吉姆,但其余的人都赞成萨姆。
The rest needs no telling.其余的就不需要说了。
The rest are to wait for us.其余的人要等我们。
He's only got one shirt, because all the rest (of them) are being washed.他只剩下一件衬衫了,其余的正在洗。

用作动词(v.)

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

Is he resting any better today?他今天休息得好吗?
You'll feel better after you've rested.你休息过后就会觉得好些。
We just want to rest during the summer vacation.暑假期间我们只是想休息。
Tired after walking,I sat down on a rock to rest.我走累了就坐在一块岩石上休息。
The hikers rested a while.那些徒步旅行者休息了片刻。
To one side of the road rested three trucks.公路的一侧停着三辆卡车。
He is too feverish to rest.他兴奋得安静不下来。
I could not rest under the imputation.我受到诋毁,无法平静。
Never let your enemy rest.让敌人永远不得安宁。
She couldn't rest easy until her daughter was back.直到她女儿回来时她才放了心。
The matter cannot rest here.这件事不能到此为止。
The waves in the sea roll day and night.They never rest.大海的波涛昼夜翻腾,永不停息。
The police said they wouldn't rest until all the criminals were caught.警方说,他们不把所有的罪犯都逮住绝不罢休。
The sleds rested at the bottom of the hill.那些雪橇停在山脚下。

S+～+ n -A

My mother rests an hour every afternoon.我母亲每天下午休息一小时。

用作系动词S+～+ n.

The murder rested a mystery.那个谋杀案仍是个谜。

S+～+ adj.

We can't rest easy until they're safely back.要等他们安全返回时,我们才能放心。
Rest assured that misbehaviour will not go unpunished.你可以相信,对不规矩的行为是不会不追究的。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

She rested herself there for a long time.她在那儿休息了很久。
You must rest your soldier after a march.行军以后你得让士兵休息。
We stopped to rest the horses.我们停下来让马休息一下。
These sunglasses rest my eyes.这副太阳镜使我的眼睛感觉舒适。
She was obliged to lie down every day after dinner to rest her legs.她只好每天饭后躺下歇一歇腿。
Halfway up the mountain we stopped to rest our feet.爬到半山腰,我们停下来歇歇脚。
I want to leave London—and rest my brain.我要离开伦敦,让大脑放松一下。
The defence rested its case without presenting a single witness.被告方未提出一个证人就自愿停止对该案的辩论。
I rest my case, my lord.法官大人,我对案情已陈述完毕。

It ～s/ed+ n./pron. +to- v

It rests me to watch to kids play skip rope.看孩子们玩跳绳我很惬意。

常用短语

用作名词(n.)

at rest

安息 rest in peacefor the rest

至于其他,除此之外 as far as other matters are concerned; apart from thatgo to one's rest

安息,长眠 go to sleep forevergo to rest

就寝,去睡觉 go to bedlay to rest

取消 abolishtake〔have〕 a rest

休息一下 take freedom from activity or from sth tiring or worryingtake (one's) rest

就寝,睡觉 go to bed

用作动词(v.)

rest against (v.+prep.)

Her cheek came to rest against my shoulder.

她的脸靠在我的肩上。

Rest the ladder against the wall.

把梯子靠在墙上。

He rested his back against the schoolroom door.

他把背靠在教室的门上。

rest from (v.+prep.)

You need to rest from your labours, you look very tired.

你的样子很疲劳,需要放下工作休息一下。

Rest my voice from much talking.

讲话过多之后让我的嗓子休息一下。

rest in (v.+prep.)

It was so comfortable resting in his arms.

躺在他的怀抱里真是舒服。

My father is dead, may he rest in peace.

我父亲去世了,愿他安息吧。

Let us rest his body in his family grave.

我们把他的遗体安放在他的祖坟中吧。

Some villagers were resting themselves in the shade.

一些村民正在阴凉处休息。

A good share of the answer rested in the kind of pride that is stimulated by the job, by the activity of accomplishing.

答案很大程度上在于工作和成就所激发出来的那种自豪。

The nation rests too much power in the President.

国家赋予总统的权力过大了。

The teachers always say that the country rests its hope in us, so we should not let the people down.

老师常对我们说,国家寄希望于我们,因此我们不应当让人民失望。

I have always rested complete faith in your ability to deal with matters of sudden urgency.

对于你的应变能力,我向来是完全信任的。

rest on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)

Her elbows were resting on the table.

她的两肘倚在桌上。

The bridge rests on stone arches.

这座桥由石拱支撑。

The plan rests on your cooperation.

这项计划有赖于你的合作。

All their hopes rested upon this venture.

他们的一切希望都寄托在这次冒险上。

One theory about the existence of extraterrestrial life rests on the presence of carbon compounds in meteorites.

地球外存在生命的理论是基于陨星上存在碳化合物质这一事实的。

The industry in Britain rests on a broad and firm base.

英国的工业有广泛坚实的基础。

Keats' reputation as a great poet rests largely upon the odes and the later sonnets.

作为一个伟大的诗人,济慈的声誉大部分建立在他写的长诗和后期的十四行诗上。

Our policy should rest on the basis of self-reliance.

我们的政策是放在自力更生的基础上。

The poor mother rests all her hope upon her son.

这位可怜的母亲把她所有的希望寄托在儿子身上。

Her parents have three children, but two of them are good for nothing.They rest all their hopes on her.

她父母有三个子女,但是其中的两个都一事无成。他们只好把希望都寄托在她身上。

His eyes rested on the peaceful valley below.

他的目光落在下面宁静的山谷中。

It's good to rest one's eyes on such a beautiful view.

观看这样的美景使人赏心悦目。

rest up (v.+adv.)

I think I'll just rest up for an hour or two before starting work again.

我看我还是好好休息一两个小时再开始工作吧。

rest with (v.+prep.)

The burden rests with me.

这副重担归我承担。

The ultimate responsibility rests with the President.

最终的责任由总裁来承担。

The management of affairs rests with Wolsey.

沃尔西负责管理事务。

Putting the children to bed rests with the baby-sitter.

让孩子上床睡觉是保姆负责的事。

The fate of this prisoner rests with the judge.

这个犯人的命运掌握在法官手里。

Any further investigation rests with the supervisor.

任何进一步的调查要由主管人去做。

It rests with you to propose terms.

要由你来提出条件。

Whether the talks are successful or not rests with a small number of people.

会谈能否成功取决于少数人。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

come to rest静止下来,停止移动
enjoy a rest享受休息
get a rest休息一下
give sb no rest不让某人休息
have a rest休息一下
have a good night's rest一夜睡得很好
hope for a rest希望休息
make a rest休息一会儿
need a rest需要休息
obtain a rest得到休息
retire to rest去休息,去睡
snatch a rest抓紧时间休息一下
take a rest休息一会儿
take one's rest就寝
destroy the rest (of)毁坏了(…的)其余部分
do the rest of做(…的)其余部分
keep the rest for oneself自己保留其余的部分
know the rest of知道〔了解〕…的其余部分
take the rest (of)拿走(…的)其余部分

形容词+～

a little rest稍事休息
active rest积极的休息
comfortable rest舒舒服服的休息
complete rest完全休息
good rest痛痛快快地休息一会儿
momentary rest临时休息,暂短的休息
passive rest消极的休息
short rest短暂的休息
some rest休息一会儿
well-earned rest应得的休息

名词+～

bed rest卧床休息
chin rest颏托
one day's rest一天时间的休息

～+名词

rest home疗养院
rest house招待所,客栈

介词+～

after a rest休息一会儿后
at rest平静,安静
at parade rest(军队口令)稍息
an hour for rest一小时的休息时间
without any rest不曾休息

～+介词

rest for sailors海员之家
rest for telephone receiver电话听筒的托架
rest for telescope望远镜的支架
rest from …后的休息

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

rest a while休息一会儿
rest one's brains让脑子得到休息

～+副词

rest well休息得好
rest completely完全静止
rest entirely彻底休息
rest firmly固定休息
rest fully充分休息
rest heavily沉重地负担
rest listlessly无精打采地休息
rest mainly主要依靠
rest quietly安静地休息
rest solely完全依靠
rest ultimately最后依靠
rest unsoundly静静地休息
rest up a little休息一会儿

～+介词

rest against the wall靠墙立着
rest at在…停下
rest for为…休整
rest from停止…休息
rest on依靠,依赖,靠在…上
rest on principle讲原则
rest one's hope on〔upon〕 sb把希望寄托在某人身上
rest on the bay停在海湾里
rest one's head on the hands把头枕在手上
rest with取决于
rest content with one's own experience满足于自己的经验

经典引文

And post o'er Land and Ocean without rest.
出自：Milton
From toilsome life to never-ending rest.
出自：W. Cowper
We ascended.., often stopping for a rest.
出自：S. Bellow
One..reads a paper, and the rest discuss it.
出自：R. G. Collingwood
The rest of the flat cart was filled with hens.
出自：Day Lewis
They are only human, like the rest of us.
出自：Jan Morris
Both met women who were to fashion the rest of their lives.
出自：W. M. Clarke
Let her rest in peace.
出自：C. Kingsley
Mother would rest easier in her grave, knowing it was guarded.
出自：F. O
My Lord, I rest your servant.
出自：Henry VIII,Shakespeare
Rest assured that the more wise..you are, the happier you will be.
出自：B. Jowett
Folks can..rest sure that their money is well spent.
出自：K. Gibbons

【近义词】

【反义词】

be active充满活力
unrest不安
motion移动
work工作

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单词：rest

rest的用法和样例：

例句

常见句型

常用短语

词汇搭配

经典引文

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