TO SB IN AUTHORITY X7 ± ff # 4 ~ to sb/sth to have to report to
sb/sth with authority or in a higher position and explain to them what you have
done (
:
The Council of Ministers is responsible to the Assembly. [Z| (9 M
[7] In 0
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RELIABLE nj $ 5 (of people or their
actions or behaviour A fr 73 ^ it) that you can trust and rely on bJ fg ff 67 ; nj ft M 67 ; rJ M 67 HU conscientious : Clare has a
mature and responsible attitude to work, 3t!7$:XX7 ffXf^J&BW^TfaiL EQ3 IRRESPONSIBLE
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JOB I", ff- 6 [usually before
noun] needing sb who can be
trusted and relied on;
involving important duties fcff S A 67 ; f W:
a responsible job/
position M)JrA67Xf7 /
re spon sibly /ri'spDnsabli; NAmE
-'
re-spon-sive /ri'spDnsiv; NAmE
-'spa:n-/ adj. ~ (to sb/ sth) 1 [not usually before
noun] reacting quickly and in a positive way fZl/LWiW', BL 7R : Firms
have to be responsive to consumer demand. /7^$X$X7M^67flSA 77 hi 7R lx.
j£Z „ o a flu virus that is not responsive to
treatment 2 reacting with
interest
or enthusiasm fx ^ 67;
77: 'If 67 etoi receptive : The club is responsive to new ideas. fHX
p0X7§t67 A /K 7A iffl o O a
responsive and enthusiastic audience jx &MlXj&1i67XJft;&:
pm UNRESPONSIVE ► re-spon-sive- ly adv. re-spon-sive-ness noun [U]: a lack of
responsiveness to client needs M^-f3 67ffirlc
re-spray /,rii'sprei/ verb
[VN] to change the colour of sth, especially a car, by painting it with a spray #?
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re-spray
/'riisprei/
noun [usually sing.]
rest On /rest/ noun, verb
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noun
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REMAINING PART/PEOPLE/THINGS M & 67 /
A / A $J
1
[sing.] the
~
(of
sth) the
remaining part of sth 77; 8$ [§ ; : I’m not doing this job for the rest
of
my life. Az^-'3|7X££#Xf7o
o How would you like
to spend the rest of the
day? J§
A A f& 7T # A M ? 0 Take what you want and
throw the rest away, fE iff M W 67#:^, ^fc67Af£o 2 [pi ] the ~
(of sth) the
remaining people or things; the others ^WA; ^flfeA^I; M ftfe: Don’t
blame Alex. He’s human, like the rest of us. A
ftfejWCIA^-#, 1iXtA„ o The first question was difficult, but the rest
were pretty easy.
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PERIOD OF RELAXING fA>t 07 IS] 3 [C, U] ~ (from sth) a
period of relaxing, sleeping
or doing nothing after a period of activity ff ,E 07 |h] ; B§ BE 07 EO: I had a good night’s rest.
3% B§ 7 ^ ^ „ o We stopped for a
well-earned rest. X7o o to
have/take a rest from all
your hard work jfc X jg Jr 67 Xf7, ff X 0 Try
to get some rest—you have a busy
day tomorrow. ffl,—XBE ff 07!XBJL 0
There are no matches tomorrow, which
is a rest day, but the tournament resumes on
Monday. Bf] ATIfAE 0 , 7S; Wit#, ct> note at break
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SUPPORT AltS 4
[C] (often in compounds
an object that is used
to support or hold sth I; X SIX;
76: an armrest (= for example on a seat or chair) #cX — picture
c> page R8
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IN MUSIC jXX 5
[C, U] a period of silence between notes; a sign that shows a rest between
notes ff it; 77 it ff — picture c> music
fT»T71 and (all) the 'rest
(of it) (informal)
used at the end of a list to mean everything else that you might expect to be
on the list ( ^iJA07)fl ) if He
wants
a big house and an
expensive car and all the rest of it. fife HAA^iA and the 'rest
(informal) used to say that the
actual amount or number of sth is much higher than sb has stated ( tfcfjf i&67 ) iXSci^; ssXlhJJttfc: ‘It
cost 250 pounds ... ’ And the rest, and the rest!’,
“j&Affc: 250 — “X-lt&lls A
lh&^! ” at 'rest 1 (technical
Ain) not moving Hit;
.
Asfr: At rest the insect looks like a dead leaf. A^N'if’XA#-'Jt&to
2 dead and therefore free
from trouble or anxiety.
People say ‘at rest’ to avoid saying‘dead’. ( if dead MX ) £,E, X:BE:
She now lies at rest in the churchyard. i&MfeX:BE7Ef£ ^SJtfello come to 'rest to stop moving A
W&0J: The car crashed through the barrier and came
to rest in afield. &-ftfflMf?7X*o 0
His eyes came to rest on Clara’s face.
£tjx67l&±0
for
the 'rest (BrE, formal) apart from that; as
far as other matters are concerned MAX
fife: The book has
some interesting passages about the author’s childhood. For the rest, it is
extremely dull. j&X
AIMf
o give
it a 'rest (informal) used to tell sb to
stop talking about sth because they are annoying you AilSTl (
fSAfft# ) 7 give sth a 'rest (informal) to stop doing sth for
a while W W; W 07 A lay sb to 'rest to bury sb. People say
‘to lay sb to rest’ to avoid saying ‘to bury’ sb. ( £, ^ bury MX )
George was laid to rest beside his parents. A /p ® ^
fife X # IS o lay/put sth to '
rest to
stop sth by showing it is not true ( it) XiL The announcement finally
laid all the speculation about their future to rest, it 77 [& 7 — TO A Mi WAA
the rest is 'history used when you are
telling a story to say that you do not need to tell the end of it, because
everyone knows it already £nM#nf5JA>J&l£i£ — more at mind n., wicked n.
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verb
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RELAX ‘M 7/ 1 to relax, sleep or
do nothing after a
period of activity or
illness; to not use a part of your body for some time A J.; Wt : [V] The doctor told
me to rest. @E X M f7 U. 0 0 I can rest easy (= stop worrying) knowing
that she’s safely home. TflilMA
A
It 7 HU&'t'To
o (figurative) He won’t rest (= will never be
satisfied) until he finds her. #, 71# T&AJ MA o [VN] Rest your eyes every half an
hour. fsHiAA07XB[IBHf7j|^To
— see also rested
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SUPPORT 7X7 2 [+adv./prep.)
to support sth by putting it
on or against sth; to be
supported in this way ($£);£ If; ( ) ftr U ; 7£ : [V, VN] His chin rested on
his
hands. Ttfe M.
¥■ 76 # A E 0 0 He
rested his chin in his hands, fife XX Aft; HA B0 0 [VN] Rest
your head on my shoulder. Xo o[V] Their bikes were resting
against the wall, ftfeflftj 0 TrAUftf#
h?
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BE LEFT W. 3 if you let a matter rest,
you stop discussing it or dealing with it $81 fi ; A
ih : The matter cannot rest there—I intend to sue. ^'If A tilt
lit
7£? — nm±:p0
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BE BURIED ^ 4 [V +adv./prep.] to be buried. People
say ‘rest’ to avoid
saying ‘be buried’. ( A be
buried feJTX ) ABE: She rests beside her husband
in the local cemetery. Ttijflfe^SilfeJI,
ftfeAB&TtMAA 7j IS ^ o 0 May he rest in peace. M fife A S nE
0 — see also RIP(l)
ITfTl rest as’sured (that ...) (formal) used to emphasize
that what you say is true or will definitely happen ( ®
/&'!>: You may rest assured that we will do all we can to find
him. ^fH^T
AWifTfeiyftfeo
.rest
your 'case 1
I rest my case (sometimes humorous) used to say that you do not
need to say any more about sth because you think that you have proved your
point ffcWifriOdJli;Ait ( ) 2 (law
jf) used by lawyers in
court to say that they have finished presenting their case ( ) X7^1f &
The prosecution rests its case. 7£AX7^1f —more at easy adv., god,
2
to look at sb/sth Mfl; H: Her eyes rested on the piece of paper in my
hand. M 67 @ ft ‘rest
on sth to
be based on sth ISA; XX •• AS501: The whole argument rest$ on a false
assumption. MAifeijE$Jl:S7 — ATtiMflU&o 'rest with sb (to do
sth) (formal) if it rests with sb
to do sth, it is their responsibility to do it Ji - - iTjjtfi (
A ) : It rests with
management to justify their actions. ‘ta^njS^Afifefn^fT^iaHiAiiaAo
o The final decision rests with the doctors.