| 单词 | to rest up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto rest up to rest up Chiefly U.S. 1. intransitive. To recover one's strength by resting. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > temporarily cease activity or operation [verb (intransitive)] > rest restOE to hang up one's hatcheta1350 to latch one's ease, one's leave1377 sabbatize1382 roc1460 repose1494 repause1526 respire1566 respite1587 requiesce1653 to rest (also lie) on one's oars1726 to lay off1841 to rest up1858 spell1880 to lie off1891 1858 ‘R. S. R.’ Instauration xxii. 147 There are there sweet spots,..Sweet spots to rest up, and droop our wings. 1895 ‘M. Twain’ in Harper's Mag. Aug. 458 The other inquisitor could absent himself and rest up from his fatigues when he got worn out. 1918 W. J. Locke Rough Road xix. 239 They packed me home for a fortnight to rest up—while the regiment, what there's left of it, went into reserve. 1949 N. Streatfeild Painted Garden xi. 127 She said..she was going to rest-up; I expect that means bed. 1965 M. Shadbolt Among Cinders xxii. 210 Now it was just a place for shooters and trampers to rest up. 2003 G. Kolata Ultimate Fitness v. 113 I should have rested up more, carbo-depleted less, and taken a little protein on the run. 2. transitive. To give or allow rest or repose to; to relieve or refresh by rest. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > cease from temporarily [verb (transitive)] > cause to cease temporarily > give rest to restOE abreathec1425 breathea1470 repose1562 sabbatize1701 spell1846 to rest up1974 1863 H. O'Brien Aunt Betsy's Rule ii. 9 Aunt Betsy regaled herself with this pleasant beverage which seemed, as she often remarked, ‘to rest her up after the cares of the day’. 1898 ‘M. Twain’ Let. 16 Aug. in Mark Twain–Howells Lett. (1960) 676 We are leaving..for Ischl..to rest-up Mrs. Clemens. 1934 G. C. Tyler Whatever goes Up viii. 224 The man'll die if he doesn't get some sleep. Take him away to a Turkish bath and rest him up. 1974 ‘J. le Carré’ Tinker, Tailor xxviii. 241 They're resting you up for a season. 1998 K. B. Saunders Myall Road 176 I needed to rest up my sore foot anyhow so I turned my hand back to writing again. < as lemmas |
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