rest (after/for sth)
不及物用法，指停止工作或活动以恢复体力；也可委婉表示“长眠、安息”。
You should rest for a while after the long flight.
长途飞行之后你应该休息一会儿。
休息；歇息；使休息
rests — third person singular of rest
睡觉；入睡；倚靠；搁放；支撑；保持；停留在；位于；依靠；取决于；基于；停止；结束
to stop working or moving; to relax or be quiet; to give rest to
停止行动、运动、工作或任何形式的表演；停止；静止
To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
继续保持某种状态；仍处于；留下。
To continue to be, remain, be left in a certain way.
暂停或结束；结束
To come to a pause or an end; end.
摆脱困扰或打扰；安静或静止；不受干扰
To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
使休息；使处于休息状态。
To put into a state of rest.
停留、保持、位于或属于。
To stay, remain, be situated, or belong to.
依靠；依赖。
To rely or depend on.
基于；以......为依据；依靠......作为证明或解释。
To be based on; to rely on something for proof or explanation
倚靠；躺；放置。
To lean, lie, or lay.
睡觉；睡眠。
To sleep; slumber.
休眠；处于潜伏状态。
To lie dormant.
长眠；死亡；去世。
To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
满足；默许。
To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
一般现在时
She rests every afternoon.
她每天下午休息。
一般过去时
He rested after the long walk.
他在长途步行后休息了。
现在完成时
They have rested enough.
他们已经休息够了。
After a long walk, I like to rest my legs.
长时间散步后，我喜欢让腿休息一下。
用法提示：此句中rest作动词，意为‘使休息’。
The doctor advised him to rest for a few days.
医生建议他休息几天。
用法提示：此句中rest作动词，意为‘休息’。
Let's rest under that tree before continuing.
我们在这棵树下休息一下再继续吧。
用法提示：此句中rest作动词，意为‘休息’。
不及物用法，指停止工作或活动以恢复体力；也可委婉表示“长眠、安息”。
You should rest for a while after the long flight.
长途飞行之后你应该休息一会儿。
及物用法，表示把某物靠在或放在某处以获得支撑。
She rested her head against the soft pillow.
她把头靠在柔软的枕头上。
表示“以……为依据、取决于”，多用于观点、论证或决定。
The whole argument rests on a single assumption.
整个论点都建立在一个假设之上。
表示权力、责任或选择“在于某人”，主语通常为 decision、choice、responsibility 等词。
The final decision rests with the manager.
最终决定权在于经理。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please rest assure that we will deal with the problem.
正确表达Please rest assured that we will deal with the problem.
固定说法是 rest assured，其中 assured 是过去分词转化来的形容词，意为“确信的、放心的”，跟在表示“保持某种状态”的动词 rest 后面作表语；assure 是动词，不能直接放在 rest 之后。
grammar · medium
易错句子Our success rests in the support of our customers.
正确表达Our success rests on the support of our customers.
rest 表示“以……为依据、取决于”时，后面固定搭配介词 on/upon（rest on sth）；in 只表示“在……里面”，无法表达“依据、依赖”这一含义。
grammar · medium
易错句子My father rest for half an hour after lunch every day.
正确表达My father rests for half an hour after lunch every day.
一般现在时中主语是第三人称单数（my father）时，谓语动词要加 -s，写成 rests；汉语动词没有单复数变化，学习者容易漏掉这个词尾。
让眼睛休息
You should rest your eyes for a few minutes.
你应该让眼睛休息几分钟。
放心；确信
Rest assured, we'll do everything we can.
请放心，我们会尽一切努力。
依靠；基于
The theory rests on a simple principle.
这个理论基于一个简单的原理。
好好休息
I need to rest up before the interview.
面试前我需要好好休息。
安息
May she rest in peace.
愿她安息。
倚靠；靠在……上
常与休息搭配，指需要休息的劳累状态。
休息的目的之一是为身体或精神重新充电。
描述感到需要休息的状态。
一段专门用于休息和放松的时间。
不工作时可用于休息和消遣的时间。
放心；确信无疑
You can rest assured that your children are safe.
你可以放心，你的孩子们很安全。
满足于既有成就，不思进取
After winning the award, she decided not to rest on her laurels and kept working hard.
获奖之后，她决定不满足于既有成就，继续努力工作。
放心；安下心来
You can rest easy now that the test is over.
考试结束了，你现在可以放心了。
第七天，上帝休息了。
People often say "on the seventh day, God rested" to mean that even God needs a break after hard work.
人们常说“到第七天，上帝休息了”，意思是即使是上帝在辛苦工作后也需要休息。
安息吧。
The phrase "rest in peace" appears on tombstones and is often shortened to R.I.P. when mentioning someone who has died.
“安息吧”这句短语刻在墓碑上，提到已故者时常缩写为R.I.P.。
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He rested his chin against his hand.
他把下巴靠在自己的手上。