rest

中文： 休息、休止符

1. Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep. (uncountable) · I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night.· The sun sets, and the workers go to their rest.
2. Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation. (countable) · We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back.
3. Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility. (uncountable) · It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while.
4. A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion. (uncountable) · The boulder came to rest just behind the house after rolling down the mountain.· The ocean was finally at rest.
5. A final position after death. Also, death itself: "Not alone, not alone would I go to my rest in the heart of the love..." -- George William Russell ("Love") (uncountable) · She was laid to rest in the village cemetery.
6. A pause of a specified length in a piece of music. (countable) · Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar.
7. A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music. (countable)
8. Absence of motion. (uncountable) · The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest.

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