repose

英 [rɪˈpəʊz]

美 [rɪˈpoʊz]

n.  休息; 睡眠; 平静; 镇静
v.  位于; 被搁置在; 躺; 休息

现在分词：reposing　过去式：reposed　过去分词：reposed　第三人称单数：reposes　复数：reposes　

GRE

BNC.20810 / COCA.19187

牛津词典

noun

• 休息；睡眠；平静；镇静
  a state of rest, sleep or feeling calm

verb

• 位于；被搁置在
  to be or be kept in a particular place
• 躺；休息
  to lie or rest in a particular place

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 休息;休憩;闲适
  Reposeis a state in which you are resting and feeling calm.
  1. He had a still, almost blank face in repose...
     他休息时面部平静，几乎毫无表情。
  2. Its atmosphere is one of repose rather than excitement.
     那里气氛安宁而不热闹。
• VERB 位于;安置于;坐落于
  If somethingreposessomewhere, it is there.
  1. Exquisite china soup dishes reposed on silver plates.
     银盘子上面摆放着精制的陶瓷汤盘。

英英释义

noun

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
  1. took his repose by the swimming pool
  Synonym:resteaserelaxation
• a disposition free from stress or emotion
  Synonym:quietplacidityserenitytranquillitytranquility
• the absence of mental stress or anxiety
  Synonym:peacepeacefulnesspeace of mindserenityheartseaseataraxis

verb

• put or confide something in a person or thing
  1. These philosophers reposed the law in the people
• to put something (eg trust) in something
  1. The nation reposed its confidence in the King
• put in a horizontal position
  1. lay the books on the table
  2. lay the patient carefully onto the bed
  Synonym:layput down
• lean in a comfortable resting position
  1. He was reposing on the couch
  Synonym:recumbrecline
• lie when dead
  1. Mao reposes in his mausoleum
• be inherent or innate in
  Synonym:restreside

双语例句

• After some seconds of repose she set out again.
  休息了几秒钟后，她再走。
• The connection between the sands state and the repose angle of sands was concluded in the particle system.
  探讨了在颗粒系统中，沙堆状态与沙堆静止角之间的关系。
• The confidence he had thought fit to repose in me seemed a tribute to my discretion.
  他认为可以和我推心置腹，这对我的谨慎似乎是一种赞美。
• The children went to sleep peacefully. The owl hunts while you repose in bed.
  孩子们安然入睡了。你躺在床上安然入睡时，猫头鹰却要去觅食。
• Its atmosphere is one of repose rather than excitement.
  那里气氛安宁而不热闹。
• At the same time that weary men demand repose, accomplished facts demand guarantees.
  在疲乏了的人们要求休息的同时，既成事实也要求保证。
• All was tranquillity and repose. Suddenly into the picture staggered Walter Cronkite.
  一切都安谧与恬静。突然，沃尔特·克朗凯特蹒跚着闯入了画面。
• The repose of the sun-embroidered green gloom slowly spread over my heart.
  阳光织成的幽静绿阴，慢慢笼罩了我的心。
• The repose of these days and nights fills my wagon with calmness.
  这种宁静的日子给我的旅行车注入了一种从容坦荡的气度。
• The need for truth is not constant; no more than is the need for repose.
  对真实的渴望不是恒常不变的，它不会超过人们对静止的需求。