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Repose State Rest Latin 英 Rɪ'Pəʊz] 美 Rɪ'Poʊz N.休息或睡眠;安宁

英语单词 repose
英美音标 英 [rɪ'pəʊz] 美 [rɪ'poʊz]
中文释义 n.休息或睡眠;安宁
v.休息;将(信赖等)寄托于
英语例句 (1) The delightful sofa invites repose.
(2) Her mouth seem always to is smiling,even in repose.
(3) The owl hunts while you repose in bed.
(4) We could repose confidence in his honesty.
(5) I don't repose much hope in getting a pay raise soon.
中文例句 (1) 这么舒适的沙发不由得让人想躺下休息。
(2) 她的嘴角似乎总是挂著微笑,即使在睡眠时也是这样。
(3) 你躺在床上安然入睡时,猫头鹰却要去觅食。
(4) 我们可以信赖他的诚实。
(5) 我对不久能加薪不抱多大希望。
vocabulary简明 Repose is a formal or literary term used to mean the act of resting, or the state of being at rest. Repose is also a state of mind: freedom from worry.
vocabulary扩展 As a verb, repose means to rest or relax, or to rest on something for support: There she was, reposing on the front porch. The verb is from Middle English, from Old French reposer, from Late Latin repausāre "to cause to rest," from the Latin prefix re- "again" plus pausāre "to rest."
柯林斯解释
1
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]休息;休憩;闲适 Repose is a state in which you are resting and feeling calm.
  [LITERARY 文]
  • He had a still, almost blank face in repose...

    他休息时面部平静,几乎毫无表情。

  • Its atmosphere is one of repose rather than excitement.

    那里气氛安宁而不热闹。

2
[VERB 动词]位于;安置于;坐落于 If something reposes somewhere, it is there.
  [V prep/adv]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • Exquisite china soup dishes reposed on silver plates.

    银盘子上面摆放着精制的陶瓷汤盘。

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