'rest area, 'rest stop noun (NAmE) an area beside an
important road where people can stop their cars to rest, eat food, etc. ( £J£j&iilA ) —com
pare
lay-by(I)
re-start /,ri:‘sta:t; NAmE -'starrt/ verb to start again, or to
make sth start again, after it has stopped ( )
£|frJF
[VN]
to restart a game 0 The doctors
struggled to restart his heart. g/fe ^ A £ §r ® ' k
[also
V] ►
re-start
/'ri:sta:t;
NAmE -stairt/ noun re-state /,rii'stert/ verb [VN] (formal) to say sth again or
in a different way, especially so that it is more clearly or strongly expressed
£ Ef ;
£§t^j£ ► re-state-ment noun [U]
restaurant 0-w /'restrnnt; NAmE -traint; -taraint/ noun
a
place where you can buy and eat a meal Hflf; If/t : an Italian restaurant —0 We had a meal
in a restaurant, l&tfllE o We
went out to a
restaurant to celebrate. ffc 0 PJ—ttffkM 7—£ 0 o
a restaurant owner Htt o a
self-service restaurant § S!j#i£ — compare cafe(1)
'restaurant car noun (BrE) =
dining car res-taura-teur
/,rest0ra't3:(r)/
noun
(formal)
a person who owns and manages a restaurant If it ^ # It
mm
'rest cure noun a period spent resting or relaxing in
order to improve your physical or mental health A#?? ?£;
rest-ed /'restid/ adj. feeling healthy and
full of energy because you have had a rest A#cll
(
#
) 0: I awoke feeling rested and refreshed. Bi Si js —see also rest v.(l)
restful /'restfl/ adj. that makes you feel
relaxed and peaceful lAii 7 fl SA EEd calming:
a hotel with a restful atmosphere ' rest home noun a place where old or
sick people are cared for
'
rest
house noun (in parts of
mm) m
'resting place noun 1 a grave. People say
‘resting place’ to avoid saying ‘grave’. ( H -A
grave [WJ
her final/last resting place Jl&h 2 a place
where you can rest jAE&t res ti tu tion /.resti'tjuijn; NAmE -*tu:-/ noun [U] ~ (of sth) (to sb/sth) 1 (formal) the act of giving
back sth that was lost or stolen to its owner 0i£ ( )'; 0i£
( ^ ) Pm restoration
2 (law '&) payment,
usually
money, for some harm or wrong that sb has suffered^; ( IIUN# )
rest-ive /'restiv/ adj. (formal) unable to stay still,
or unwilling to be controlled, especially because you feel bored or not
satisfied AfitJjfifKl
►
rest-ive-ness
noun [U]
rest-less /'restlas/ adj. 1 unable to stay still
or be happy where you are, because you are bored or need a change ^ X (ft ; The audience was
becoming restless. H X If M 7„ 0 After
five years in the job, he was beginning to feel restless. f7 7 7 7 317 tU
Hi, #, 3T Ai K M 7 o 2 without real rest or sleep E£E1 disturbed: a
restless night 7 BE A. £ ► rest-less-ly
adv. : He moved
restlessly from one foot to another, iife [ft W R P 7 fr MJ ff 0
rest-less-ness
noun [U]: the
restlessness of youth
re-stock /.rii'stnk; NAmE -'sta:k/ verb [VN, V] ~ sth (with sth) to fill sth with new
or different things to replace those that have been used, sold, etc.; to get a
new
supply
of sth MKr ( IBM ) ; M ( « ) ; ffe restoration /.resta’reijn/ noun
1 [u, C] the work of
repairing and cleaning an old building, a painting, etc. so that its condition
is as good as it originally was 3f #£; :
The palace is closed for restoration.
lk:7/&o
O restoration work 2 [U, C]
~
of sth
the
act of bringing back a system, a law, etc. that existed previously ( ) &%: the
restoration of democracy/the monarchy Ki ± 0 £ / H ± &$■#)$.'§.
3 [U] ~ (of sth) the act of returning
sth to its correct place, condition or owner Jf ; %\tL; 00;
0
*£: the restoration of the
4 the Restoration [sing.] the time in
w$(
16603s sir
tf
I^I ) : Restoration comedy/poetry (= written during and after this time)
re-stora-tive
/ri’storratrv/
adj.,
noun u adj. 1 (formal) making you feel
strong and healthy again ; iI®$tS(ft:
the restorative power of
fresh air 2
(medical g) connected
with
treatment that repairs the body or a part of it H Wtft; SI 7 (ft: restorative
dentistry/surgery /
m
m noun (old-fashioned) a thing that makes
you feel better, stronger, etc. MM
re-store 0-w /n‘sto:(r)/ verb [VN]
1
~ sth (to sb) to bring back a
situation or feeling that
existed
before ) : The measures
are intended to restore public confidence in the
economy.
o Orderwas
quickly restored after the riots.
Tfto 0 Such kindness restores your faith in
human nature (= makes you believe most people are kind). & # $ #
'fr A R — Hi 3\ A14 # S. o 0 The operation restored his sight
(= made him able to see again). 77 TIIA o 2 ~ sb/sth to sth to bring sb/sth back
to a former condition, place or position ®; f>£ %_ fA % 0: He
is now fully restored to health. i&Mfe Tciktyk.% TSI0 0
We hope to restore the garden to its former glory (= make it
as beautiful as it used to be).
3 ~ sth to repair
a
building, work of art, piece of furniture, etc. so that it looks as good as it
did originally If Her job is restoring old paintings. Jil&SUB Ho
4 to bring a law, tradition, way of working,
etc. back into use£if^:ffl(^^^); PCTCl reintroduce
:
to restore ancient traditions %. £
^ W # %% 0
Some people argue that the death penalty should be
restored.
W S A £ £| „ 5 ~
sth
(to sb/sth)
(formal) to give sth that was lost or stolen back
to sb 0 ) : The police have now restored the painting to its rightful owner.
re-storer /ri‘sto:ra(r)/ noun a person whose
job is to repair old buildings, works of art, etc. so that they look as they
did when new A
re-strain /ri’strein/ verb [VN] 1 - sb/sth (from sth/from doing
sth) to
stop sb/sth from doing sth, especially by using physical force ( Alehin A )
01k, (Sit, HftJ: The prisoner had to be restrained by the police. A1
'j$
A 0 ttHIo 0 They have obtained an injunction restraining the company from
selling the product. (Ml E
o
He placed
a restraining hand on her arm.
2
~ yourself (from sth/from doing sth) to stop yourself from
feeling an emotion or doing sth that you would like to do ( g E ) ; &.M
( B S ) ; &.ft: John managed to restrain his anger.
H o 0 She had to restrain herself from
crying out in pain. 3 to stop sth that is
growing
or increasing from becoming too large f ij;
ffl ETT71 KEEP
under control :
The government is taking steps to restrain inflation.
re-strained /ri'streind/ adj. 1 showing calm control
rather than emotion WTi $•] : her restrained
smile M JtL ® '0L ^ 2 not too
brightly coloured or decorated A ffe ffi W ; fr % 6^ discreet
:
The
costumes and lighting in the play were restrained. & £
re straining order noun ~ (against sb) (especially NAmE) an official order
given by a judge which demands that sth must or must not be done. A