the rest, what is left after everything or everyone else has gone, been used, dealt with, or mentioned

剩余部分; 余下的人（物）;

You carry these two bags, and I'll bring the rest.

你拿这两个包，剩下的我来拿。

Two of the attackers were killed, and the rest escaped.

有两名袭击者被杀死，其余的逃掉了。

Does anyone want the rest of this pizza?

有人想要这剩余的比萨饼吗？

He'll be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life .

他的余生将在轮椅上度过。

RELAXING 放松, [C,U] a period of time when you are not doing anything tiring and you can relax or sleep

休息（时间）:

I need to get some rest .

我需要休息一下。

You look exhausted! Why don't you take a rest?

你看上去累坏了！ 为什么不休息一下呢？

We stopped for a well-earned rest (=one that we deserved because we had been working hard) .

我们停下来问心无愧地休息了一下。

We have classes until 12.30, and then we have a rest period.

我们上课到 12 点 30 分，然后是休息时间。

put / set sb's mind at rest, to make someone feel less anxious or worried

使某人放心:

Why don't you talk to him, and put his mind at rest?

你为什么不和他谈谈，好让他放心呢？

come to rest

give it a rest, [spoken especially BrE] used to tell someone to stop talking about something because they are annoying you

安静一下〔用于因受到烦扰而叫对方停止说话〕:

Give it a rest, Jack!

别烦了，杰克！

give sth a rest, [spoken] to stop doing an activity

暂停某事，暂时不做某事:

I gave the acting a rest for a while.

我把演出工作暂停了一段时间。

at rest

and all the rest of it, [BrE spoken] used at the end of a short list to mean other things of a similar type

诸如此类，不一而足:

I was paying the rent and the bills and all the rest of it.

我要付房租及账单等等。

and the rest, [BrE spoken] used to emphasize in a humorous way that a number or amount is really much higher than someone thinks

不止吧，何止〔幽默用法〕:

'I'd say she's about 40.' 'Yeah, and the rest!'

“我说她 40 岁左右。”“噢，不止吧！”

lay / put sth to rest, [formal] to stop people from worrying about or believing something

使某事平息下来:

The minister resigned, and the government hoped that the scandal would finally be laid to rest.

部长辞职了，政府希望谣言终会平息。

lay sb to rest, an expression meaning to bury someone, used when you want to avoid saying this directly

安葬某人〔委婉说法〕:

She was laid to rest beside her husband.

她被安葬在她丈夫身边。

MUSIC 音乐, [C]

RELAX 放松, [I] to stop working or doing an activity for a time and sit down or lie down to relax

休息，歇息:

If you're tired, we'll stop and rest for a while.

如果你累了，我们就停下来歇一会儿。

SUPPORT STH 支撑某物, [I,T always + adv / prep] to support an object or part of your body by putting it on or against something, or to be supported in this way

（被）支撑，（使）倚靠;

Rest your head on my shoulder.

把你的头靠在我的肩上。

Brassard rested his elbows on the table and leaned forward.

布拉萨德把胳膊肘支在桌子上，身体前倾。

Their bikes were resting against the wall.

他们的自行车靠在墙上。

rest your feet / legs / eyes etc, to stop using a part of your body because it is feeling sore or tired

歇歇脚/腿/眼睛等:

I need to sit down and rest my legs.

我需要坐下来歇歇腿。

let the matter rest also let it rest, to stop discussing or dealing with something

让事情结束〔指不再讨论或处理〕:

The man apologized, but Aunt Matilda refused to let the matter rest.

那个男人道歉了，但玛蒂尔达姑妈却不肯就此罢休。

rest assured (that), [formal] used to tell someone not to worry, because what you say about a situation is true

请放心（…）:

You may rest assured that it will be ready on time.

你放心，到时候会准备好的。

sb will not rest until …, if you will not rest until something happens, you will not be satisfied until it happens

直到…某人才罢休:

We will not rest until the murderer is found.

找不到凶手我们决不罢休。

DEAD PERSON 死者, [I always + adv / prep] [literary] if a dead person rests somewhere, they are buried there

安息，长眠:

My mother rests beside my father in the family graveyard.

在家族墓地里，我母亲长眠在我父亲的身边。

rest on your laurels, to be satisfied with what you have done, so that you do not make any further effort

满足于既得的成就，安于小成，不再求上进

I rest my case [spoken]

rest easy, to relax and stop worrying

放心:

I can rest easy, knowing everything's under control.

知道一切都在掌控之中，我就放心了。