- the rest[singular]
the part of something that remains 剩余部分;残留;其余 Take what you want and throw the rest away. 把你想要的拿走,其余的丢掉。 - the rest of something
The country enjoys friendly relations with the rest of the world. 这个国家与世界其他地方有着友好的关系。 How would you like to spend the rest of the day? 后半天你打算怎么过? - for the rest of something
I'm not doing this job for the rest of my life. 我不会一辈子干这种工作。
- the rest[plural]
the people or things that remain; the others 其余的人;其他事物;其他 The first question was difficult, but the rest were pretty easy. 第一个问题很难,但其余的都相当简单。 - the rest of something
Don't blame Alex. He's human, like the rest of us. 不要责怪亚历克斯。他和我们大家一样,也是人。
- [countable, uncountable]
a period of relaxing, sleeping or doing nothing after a period of activity 休息时间;睡眠时间 I had a good night's rest. 我睡了一宿好觉。 We stopped for a well-earned rest. 我们停下来休息,也该休息一下了。 - rest from something
to have/take a rest from all your hard work 放下繁重的工作,休息一下 Try to get some rest—you have a busy day tomorrow. 休息一下吧,你明天还要忙一天呢。 There are no matches tomorrow, which is a rest day, but the tournament resumes on Monday. 明天是休息日,没有比赛,但星期一继续比赛。
Synonyms restrest- break
- respite
- time out
- breathing space
- rest a period of relaxing, sleeping or doing nothing after a period of activity:
We stopped for a well-earned rest. 我们停下来作个应有的休息。
- break a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest or eat:
Let’s take a break. 咱们休息会儿吧。
- respite a short break from something difficult or unpleasant:
The drug brought a brief respite from the pain. 药物暂时缓解了疼痛。
- time out (especially North American English, informal) time for resting or relaxing away from your usual work or studies:
Take time out to relax by the pool. 去游泳池边歇一歇吧。
- breathing space a short rest in the middle of a period of mental or physical effort:
This delay gives the party a breathing space in which to sort out its policies. 这一延误使该党有了喘息之机来厘定其政策。
- (a) rest/break/respite/time out from something
- to have/take (a) rest/break/time out
- to give somebody (a) rest/break/respite/breathing space
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessa2Get some rest while you can. 能休息就休息一下。 Her heart would find no rest until she knew the truth. 在知道真相以前她是不会放心的。 I apologize for disturbing your rest. 抱歉打扰你休息了。 I had a good long rest before the party. 聚会前我美美地歇了好长时间。 I need my beauty rest. 我需要睡个美容觉。 I was hospitalized many times and put on bed rest for six months. 我多次住院并卧床休息了半年。 The body requires a healthy diet and adequate rest. 身体需要健康的饮食和足够的休息。 The doctor advised him to take a complete rest from football. 医生建议他不要踢足球,彻底休息一下。 You need a rest from all your hard work. 你需要放下繁重的工作,休息一下。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- good
- long
- …
- find
- get
- have
- …
- break
- day
- interval
- …
- at rest
- rest from
- a day of rest
- [countable]
(often in compounds )常构成复合词 an object that is used to support or hold something 支撑物;支架;基座;托 an armrest (= for example on a seat or chair) 座椅扶手
- [countable, uncountable]
a period of silence between notes; a sign that shows a rest between notes 休止;休止符 Topics Musicc2
remaining part/people/things剩余的部分/人/事物
period of relaxing休息时间
support支撑物
in music音乐
Word Originnoun senses 3 to 5 Old English ræst, rest (noun), ræstan, restan (verb), of Germanic origin, from a root meaning ‘league’ or ‘mile’ (referring to a distance after which one rests). noun senses 1 to 2 late Middle English: from Old French reste (noun), rester (verb), from Latin restare ‘remain’, from re- ‘back’ + stare ‘to stand’.
Idioms
and (all) the rest (of it)
and the rest
- (informal)
used to say that the actual amount or number of something is much higher than somebody has stated (比所说的)还要多;远不只此数 ‘It cost 250 pounds…’ ‘And the rest, and the rest!’ “这要花 250 英镑…” “不只这些,不只!”
at rest
- (specialist)
not moving 静止;不动 dead and therefore free from trouble or worry. People say ‘at rest’ to avoid saying ‘dead’. Topics Life stagesc2(委婉说法,与 dead 同义)安息,长眠
come to rest
for the rest
give it a rest
- (informal)
used to tell somebody to stop talking about something because they are annoying you 不要再提(恼人的事)了 Give it a rest! You’ve been complaining all day. 休息一下吧!你一整天都在抱怨。
give something a rest
- (informal)
to stop doing something for a while 暂停;暂时不做
lay somebody to rest
lay/put something to rest
(there’s) no peace/rest for the wicked
- (usually humorous)
used when somebody is complaining that they have a lot of work to do (有人抱怨工作太多时说)恶人绝无平安
put/set somebody’s mind at ease/rest
to do or say something to make somebody stop worrying about something synonym reassure安慰;宽解;使宽心
the rest is history
used when you are telling a story to say that you do not need to tell the end of it, because everyone knows it already 结局是尽人皆知的;结果如何不必赘述