- 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 
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’. （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 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