rests

英 [rests]

美 [rests]

n.  剩余部分; 残留; 其余; 其余的人; 其他事物; 其他; 休息时间; 睡眠时间
v.  休息; 放松; (被)支撑; (使)倚靠; 托; 被搁置; 中止
rest的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

QUANTIFIER USES 数量词用法

• QUANT 剩余部分
  The rest is used to refer to all the parts of something or all the things in a group that remain or that you have not already mentioned.
  1. It was an experience I will treasure for the rest of my life...
     我的余生都会珍惜这次经历。
  2. I'm going to throw a party, then invest the rest of the money...
     我会开一个派对，然后把剩下的钱用来投资。
  3. He was unable to travel to Barcelona with the rest of the team.
     他未能和其他队员一起去巴塞罗那。
  4. Restis also a pronoun.
     
  5. Only 55 per cent of the raw material is canned. The rest is thrown away.
     只有55％的原材料被罐装储存。其余的都被扔掉了。
• PHRASE 诸如此类;如此等等;不一而足
  You can addand the restorall the rest of itto the end of a statement or list when you want to refer in a vague way to other things that are associated with the ones you have already mentioned.
  1. ...a man with nice clothes, a Range Rover and the rest...
     一个穿着体面、开着路虎如此等等的男人
  2. And what about racism and all the rest of it?
     那种族主义之类的观念又怎么样呢？

If you are talking about something that cannot be counted, the verb followingrestis singular.The rest of the food was delicious.If you are talking about several people or things, the verb is plural.The rest of the boys were delighted.
谈论对象是不可数名词时，跟在rest后面的动词用单数：The rest of the food was delicious (其余的食物非常可口)。如果是谈论多个人或物，动词则用复数：The rest of the boys were delighted (其余的男孩都很高兴)。

VERB AND NOUN USES 动词和名词用法

• VERB 休息;歇息;放松(身体)
  If yourestor if yourestyour body, you do not do anything active for a time.
  1. He's tired and exhausted, and has been advised to rest for two weeks...
     他精疲力竭，被建议休息两周。
  2. Try to rest the injured limb as much as possible.
     尽量不要活动受伤的手臂。
• N-VAR 休息;歇息
  If you get somerestor have arest, you do not do anything active for a time.
  1. 'You're worn out, Laura,' he said. 'Go home and get some rest.'...
     “你太累了，劳拉，”他说，“回家休息一下吧。”
  2. After I've had a good rest, I'll tell you everything.
     我先好好歇一会儿，之后再告诉你一切。
• VERB 依赖;取决于;以…为基础
  If something such as a theory or someone's successrests ona particular thing, it depends on that thing.
  1. Such a view rests on a number of incorrect assumptions...
     这样的观点建立在很多不正确的假设之上。
  2. The long-term future of the country rests on how we teach our children.
     国家的长远未来取决于我们如何教育孩子。
• VERB （权力、责任、决定权）在于，属于
  If authority, a responsibility, or a decisionrests withyou, you have that authority or responsibility, or you are the one who will make that decision.
  1. The judge said that whether Miss Bergman wishes to admit it or not, the responsibility rests with her. ...
     法官说不管伯格曼小姐愿不愿意承认，这件事的责任都在她。
  2. The final decision rested with the President.
     最后的决定权在于总统。
• VERB 放置;安置
  If yourestsomething somewhere, you put it there so that its weight is supported.
  1. He rested his arms on the back of the chair...
     他把手臂放在椅背上。
  2. He rested one of his crutches against the rail.
     他把一根拐杖靠在栏杆上。
• V-ERG （使）倚靠;（被）支撑
  If somethingis restingsomewhere, or if youare restingit there, it is in a position where its weight is supported.
  1. His head was resting on her shoulder...
     他的头靠在她的肩上。
  2. He had been resting his head in his hands, deep in thought.
     他双手撑着头，陷入了沉思。
• VERB 靠;倚;躺
  If youreston or against someone or something, you lean on them so that they support the weight of your body.
  1. He rested on his pickaxe for a while.
     他在尖嘴镐上靠了一会儿。
• N-COUNT （尤指头或四肢的）支撑物;撑架;托架
  Arestis an object that is used to support something, especially your head, arms, or feet.
  1. When you are sitting, keep your elbow on the arm rest.
     坐立时，把胳膊肘靠在扶手上。
• VERB (目光)停留，凝视
  If your eyesrest ona particular person or object, you look directly at them, rather than somewhere else.
  1. As she spoke, her eyes rested on her husband's face.
     她说话的时候，眼睛凝视着丈夫的脸。
• See also:rested
• PHRASE 停止移动
  When an object that has been movingcomes to rest, it finally stops.
  1. The plane had plowed a path through a patch of forest before coming to rest in a field.
     飞机猛冲过一片森林，在一片田野中停了下来。
• PHRASE 放心;高枕无忧;不担心
  If you say that someone canrest easy, you mean that they don't need to worry about a particular situation.
  1. How can any woman rest easy now, knowing her breast cancer may be misdiagnosed?
     知道自己的乳腺癌可能被误诊，哪个女人能不担心呢？
• PHRASE 暂停;暂时不做
  If someone tells you togivesomethinga rest, they want you to stop doing it because it annoys them or because they think it is harming you.
  1. Give it a rest, will you? We're trying to get some sleep...
     你安静一下，好吗？我们想睡一会儿。
  2. I think you ought to give football a rest for a time.
     我认为你应该暂时停止踢足球。
• PHRASE 安葬
  If you say that someone who has diedis laid to rest, you mean that they are buried.
  1. His dying wish was to be laid to rest at the church near his Somerset home.
     他的遗愿是把他安葬在家乡萨默塞特郡附近的教堂里。
• PHRASE 消除（恐惧）；平息（谣言）
  If youlaysomething such as fears or rumoursto restor if youputthemto rest, you succeed in proving that they are not true.
  1. His speech should lay those fears to rest...
     他的演说应当会消除那些忧虑。
  2. I am determined to put to rest these rumours that we are in financial trouble.
     我决定平息那些说我们正面临财政困难的谣言。
• PHRASE (尤指长时间的谈论后）停止讨论(某个话题)
  If someone refuses toleta subjectrest, they refuse to stop talking about it, especially after they have been talking about it for a long time.
  1. I am not prepared to let this matter rest...
     我不准备就此罢休。
  2. Let it rest, Rachel. Leave her in peace.
     别说了，雷切尔。让她平静一下。
• PHRASE 让…安心;使…放心
  Toputsomeone'smind at restorsettheirmind at restmeans to tell them something that stops them worrying.
  1. She was quick to put his mind at rest. 'Mrs Barrett will be delighted to have your brothers back,' she said...
     她很快就让他放心了。“巴雷特太太会很高兴让你的兄弟们回来的，”她说道。
  2. A brain scan last Friday finally set his mind at rest.
     上周五的脑部扫描终于让他放心了。
• rest assured→ see:assured

双语例句

• She had learned from experience to take little rests in between her daily routine
  经验告诉她在日常生活中要不时休息一下。
• Her chief fame rests on her several films.
  她的名声主要来自她的几部影片。
• Such a view rests on a number of incorrect assumptions
  这样的观点建立在很多不正确的假设之上。
• In such cases, the ultimate responsibility for failure rests with the CEO.
  在这些情况下，失败的最终责任在于企业的CEO。
• The kind advice rests easily on one's conscience.
  好言劝慰使人宽心。
• The blame rests fair and square on my shoulders.
  这一罪过着实地落在我的头上。
• Your destiny rests in your own bosom.
  你的命运在你的内心中。
• God ends his work and rests.
  神结束了他的工作，安息了。
• The hope and survival ofmankind rests on us.
  人类希望和未来生存寄托在我们身上。
• The long-term future of the country rests on how we teach our children.
  国家的长远未来取决于我们如何教育孩子。