rest/rest/

n.

➊ a period of time when you can relax, sleep or do nothing

➋ [the ~] the remaining part of sth

➌ [the ~] the other people or things

v. relax, sleep or stop doing sth for a period of time

n.

➊ [C; U] 休息：You look very tired! Why don't you take (或have) a rest? 你看上去很疲惫，为什么不休息一下？

◇Let's get some rest. 我们休息休息吧。

➋ [the ~] [S] 剩余的部分，其余： [the rest of sth] She ate the rest of the cake. 她把剩下的蛋糕吃了。

◇I will remember the experience for the rest of my life. 我一生都会记住这次经历。

➌ [the ~] [P] 其余的人（或物）：Only two members were girls and the rest were boys. 只有两个队员是女孩，其余的都是男孩。

v. [I] 休息，歇息：I need to rest for a few minutes. 我需要休息几分钟。

rest

arrest

unrest

音组-est/-est/

best; chest; nest; pest; test; west

常犯错误

✗ The first three of the ten questions were difficult, but the rest was easy.

✓ The first three of the ten questions were difficult, but the rest were easy. 这10个问题的前3个很难，但其余的很容易。

[✌the rest指复数时，谓语用复数；指单数时，谓语用单数]