repose

英 [rɪˈpəʊz]

美 [rɪˈpoʊz]

n.  休息; 睡眠; 平静; 镇静
v.  位于; 被搁置在; 躺; 休息

现在分词：reposing　过去式：reposed　过去分词：reposed　第三人称单数：reposes　复数：reposes　

GRE

BNC.20810 / COCA.19187

牛津词典

noun

• 休息；睡眠；平静；镇静
  a state of rest, sleep or feeling calm

verb

• 位于；被搁置在
  to be or be kept in a particular place
• 躺；休息
  to lie or rest in a particular place

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 休息;休憩;闲适
  Reposeis a state in which you are resting and feeling calm.
  1. He had a still, almost blank face in repose...
     他休息时面部平静，几乎毫无表情。
  2. Its atmosphere is one of repose rather than excitement.
     那里气氛安宁而不热闹。
• VERB 位于;安置于;坐落于
  If somethingreposessomewhere, it is there.
  1. Exquisite china soup dishes reposed on silver plates.
     银盘子上面摆放着精制的陶瓷汤盘。

英英释义

noun

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
  1. took his repose by the swimming pool
  Synonym:resteaserelaxation
• a disposition free from stress or emotion
  Synonym:quietplacidityserenitytranquillitytranquility
• the absence of mental stress or anxiety
  Synonym:peacepeacefulnesspeace of mindserenityheartseaseataraxis

verb

• put or confide something in a person or thing
  1. These philosophers reposed the law in the people
• to put something (eg trust) in something
  1. The nation reposed its confidence in the King
• put in a horizontal position
  1. lay the books on the table
  2. lay the patient carefully onto the bed
  Synonym:layput down
• lean in a comfortable resting position
  1. He was reposing on the couch
  Synonym:recumbrecline
• lie when dead
  1. Mao reposes in his mausoleum
• be inherent or innate in
  Synonym:restreside

双语例句

• After some seconds of repose she set out again.
  休息了几秒钟后，她再走。
• I have lost all that bound me to life, death smiles and invites me to repose;
  我已经失去了使我为之留恋的生命中的一切，死神在向我微笑，邀我去长眠。
• The confidence he had thought fit to repose in me seemed a tribute to my discretion.
  他认为可以和我推心置腹，这对我的谨慎似乎是一种赞美。
• You would not rob us of our repose, would you, comrades?
  同志们，你们不会不让我们休息吧？
• I wait but for one event, and then I shall repose in peace.
  我等着了却最后一桩心事，随后我死而瞑目了。
• Her manner expressed the repose and confidence which come from a large experience.
  她的举止倒是表现了沉静和信心，这是来自丰富的阅历。
• Let me repose upon thy bosom sick;
  让我靠着你的胸怀打个盹儿；
• The need for truth is not constant; no more than is the need for repose.
  对真实的渴望不是恒常不变的，它不会超过人们对静止的需求。
• Below this stone repose the mortal remains of his father.
  在此石块下长眠的是他的父亲的遗体。
• The children went to sleep peacefully. The owl hunts while you repose in bed.
  孩子们安然入睡了。你躺在床上安然入睡时，猫头鹰却要去觅食。