repose on
collocation平放在…上；靠在…上
The old letter reposes on the desk, untouched for years.
那封旧信平放在书桌上，多年无人碰过。
休息；歇息；躺卧
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休息；歇息；躺卧
to rest, especially by sitting or lying down
After a long hike, we reposed under a tree.
长途跋涉后，我们在树下休息。
倾斜或躺下休息；休息
To lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest; to rest.
与放置或定位相关的意义
Senses relating to placing or positioning.
再次摆姿势
To pose (oneself or someone, or something) again.
跟随“on”或“upon”:指物体:水平地躺在或放置在某物上；依靠某物支撑
Followed by on or upon: of a thing: to lie or be physically positioned on something, especially horizontally; to rest on or be supported by something.
repose
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原形
reposes
3rd person
第三人称单数
reposing
-ing
现在分词
reposed
Past
过去式
reposed
Past participle
过去分词
She reposes in the garden every afternoon.
她每天下午在花园里休息。
The cat is reposing on the sofa.
猫正在沙发上休息。
They reposed after a long journey.
他们在长途旅行后休息了。
规则动词
She reposed her confidence in her best friend.
她把信任寄托在她最好的朋友身上。
The ancient castle reposes on top of the hill.
那座古老的城堡坐落在山顶上。
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平放在…上；靠在…上
The old letter reposes on the desk, untouched for years.
那封旧信平放在书桌上，多年无人碰过。
安息于；长眠于
Her ashes repose in the family plot.
她的骨灰安息在家族墓地里。
以…为基础；建立在…之上
The entire argument reposes upon one key assumption.
整个论点建立在一个关键假设之上。
安息；安然长眠
May she repose in peace after a long life.
愿她在漫长的一生之后安然长眠。
信任；对…寄予信心
The committee reposed full confidence in the new director.
委员会对新主任寄予充分信任。
信任；信赖
The board reposed complete confidence in the new chief executive.
董事会对新任首席执行官完全信任。
基于；依靠；安放在……上
His theory reposes on a single flawed assumption.
他的理论基于一个有缺陷的假设。
安息；长眠
May she repose in peace.
愿她安息。
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联想：累了就摆个pose（姿势）躺下休息，repose就是“休息、躺卧”。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学作品、庄重的官方场合 repose 作动词表示“休息”或“安放”时通常用于正式或书面语，多出现在文学作品、正式文书或庄重场合；日常口语中更常用 rest 或 lie。
及物动词：使休息，寄托于；不及物动词：休息，长眠，静卧，座落，依靠，信赖
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