Repose
[ rɪ'poz ]
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n. 休息，安眠，宁静;
vt. 将（手臂等）靠在某人（某物）上;
💡 词根助记
pos, posit pos, posit=put, 表示”放”#词根助记：re会+pose→把工作放回去→休息,平稳
📝 例句
An old man reposed on a bench in the park.
一位老人躺在公园的长凳上。
He thought to himself that she was quite a handsome woman in repose.
他心里想，她在安静的时候是很美的。
Amy reposed her head on a cushion.
艾米把头靠在垫子上。
How calmly the clouds seem to repose in heaven.
云彩多么平静地停留在天空中。
Her mouth seemed always to be smiling, even in repose.
她的嘴角似乎总是挂着微笑,即使在睡眠时也是这样。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ re-谐音“阿姨”,pose-姿势:阿姨见我在休息还要摆pose
※ re-前缀“再、又、反复”,pose-姿势:反复摆姿势辗转反侧难以安睡
※ re-前缀“再、又、反复”,pose-姿势:老一个姿势肯定累,再换一个姿势就是休息
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
repose
v
(fml 文)
1 [I] rest; lie 休息; 躺: repose from toil 劳累後休息一下
The picture shows a nude reposing on a couch. 这幅画表现的是一个人赤身 体躺在长沙发上.
Beneath this stone repose the poet's mortal remains, ie lies the poet's corpse. 在此石块下面埋葬著诗人的遗骸.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sth on sb/sth lay (an arm, etc) on sb/sth for support 将（手臂等）靠在某人[某物]上
repose one's head on a cushion 把头靠在垫子上. repose, n [U]
(fml 文)
1 rest; sleep 休息; 睡眠: disturb sb's repose 打扰某人的休息
Her face is sad in repose. 她在睡眠时脸上显露出忧伤.
2
(a) peaceful state; tranquillity 安静; 安宁
win repose after months of suffering 经历几个月的苦难才获得安宁.
(b) ease of manner; composure 安详; 沉静
He lacks repose. 他这人心浮气躁.
repose v [Tn.pr]
~ sth in sth/sb (fml 文) place (trust, etc) in sb/sth 将（信赖等）寄托於某人[某事物]
He reposed too much confidence in her/her promises. 他过於相信她[她的诺言].
🔁 扩展释义
*[ri'pәuz]n. 休息, 睡眠, 静止vt. 使休息, 寄托于vi. 休息, 长眠, 静卧, 座落, 依靠, 信赖相关词组: repose of mind repose confidence in sb in repose
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I have to go out and hand out fliers.
我要出去派传单。
Make the best of a bad business (or job or bargain).
身处山穷水尽，力争柳暗花明。
Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog.
对英国人来说，值得庆幸的是英国银行有一个残钞鉴别组，负责理那些把钱塞进机器或塞给狗的人提出的索赔要求。