resting
present participle ofrest
| 单词 | resting |
| 释义 | resting present participle ofrest rest verb uk/rest/us/rest/restverb(STOP)B1[IorT] to (causesomeone or something to)stopdoing aparticularactivityorstopbeingactivefor aperiodoftimeinordertorelaxand get backyourstrength: Thedoctortold him that he should rest for a fewdays. Helookedaway from thecomputerscreento rest hiseyes. Shepromisedthat she would not rest(= would notstoplooking)until themurdererof hersonwascaughtandimprisoned. See also restup be restinginformal to be anactorwho does not have anywork: Over 90percentofprofessionalactorsare resting at any giventime. I rest my caselawspecialized(alsomy case rests) said bylawyersin alawcourtwhen they havefinishedtheexplanationoftheircase
Passive and not working
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Types of employment Cinema & theatre: acting, rehearsing & performing Lawyers & legal officials restverb(SUPPORT)[IorT,usually+ adv/prep] tolieorleanon something, or to put something on somethingelseso thatitsweightissupported: She rested herheadonmyshoulder. Thebicyclewas restingagainstthewall.
Reclining
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Physical supports and supporting restverb(REMAIN)[I]formal toremainin aparticularstateorplace: We cannotallowthematterto rest here(= toremainas it is)-furtheractionhas to be taken. Staying and remaining
Idiomsletsomethingrest rest easy I rest my case rest in peace rest onyourlaurels Phrasal verbsrest onsomeone/something rest on/uponsomething rest on/uponsomeone/something rest up rest withsomeone rest withsomeone/something Examplesofrestingresting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Drevets et al. (1997) have previously demonstrated increasedrestingmetabolism in a more ventral subgenual cingulate region in manic patients. From theCambridge English Corpus There is no auto regulation, and the vessels are essentially maximally dilated in therestingstate with very low baseline resistance. From theCambridge English Corpus The males took off from arestingposition without any visible stimulus being apparent and not necessarily when a female flew in the vicinity. From theCambridge English Corpus Still, chinrestingis something useful for hands to do, so hands must be exaptations for chinresting. From theCambridge English Corpus Restingplasma catecholamine concentrations in patients with depression and anxiety. From theCambridge English Corpus To use a handy metaphor, it would be a very costly process, given the great disparity inrestinglevels, so the processor avoids it. From theCambridge English Corpus Optionality occurs when two rival items coexist and neither has yet achieved arestinglevel at which it consistently triumphs over the other. From theCambridge English Corpus In this paper, we extend the modelling with transport equations to include periods ofrestingwhere the individuals do not move. From theCambridge English Corpus A 12-lead surfacerestingelectrocardiogram and posterior-anterior chest radiograph were recorded in all patients. From theCambridge English Corpus The number of females collected per trap-night was compared with that of daytime indoorresting, outdoor resting, indoor man-landing and outdoor man-landing collections. From theCambridge English Corpus Allrestingphases coincided with videotaped returns to the night roost, suggesting that this individual did not use any other night roost. From theCambridge English Corpus Let us briefly sketch a worry that one might have inrestingonly with the weaker form of objectivity. From theCambridge English Corpus A longer view reveals a similarly varied programme, but with a greater emphasisrestingon theatre events, including work for children and family audiences. From theCambridge English Corpus This approximates to the proportion of cardiac output going to splanchnic organs in therestingrat (0-128). From theCambridge English Corpus The purpose of having the headrestingon the speaker is to sense the acoustic vibration that suggests an analogy of auditory memories' emergence. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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