| 单词 | in repose |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin repose c. The state or condition of being relaxed (in the face, a muscle, etc.); absence of tension. Frequently in repose. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > [noun] > specifically of the eye or features repose1864 1864 A. Bain Senses & Intellect (ed. 2) i. ii. 238 Hence the natural repose of the eye makes the adjustment for a distant prospect. 1880 L. B. Walford Troublesome Daughters II. xxi. 212 Though every feature was now in repose. 1902 Chambers's Jrnl. 15 Feb. 166/1 Muscular repose means that the muscles are relaxed and the nerve-channels free. 1956 I. Bromige Enchanted Garden ii. ii. 87 It was an expressive face. In repose, it had an appealing wistfulness, an other-worldness. 1991 R. Mistry Such Long Journey (1992) 208 The dewlaps under his chin had, in repose, collapsed into little rolls of skin along the throat. < as lemmas |
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