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　

BNC.20810 / COCA.19187

牛津词典

noun

verb

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。

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

After some seconds of repose she set out again.
休息了几秒钟后，她再走。
Exquisite china soup dishes reposed on silver plates.
银盘子上面摆放着精制的陶瓷汤盘。
I wait but for one event, and then I shall repose in peace.
我等着了却最后一桩心事，随后我死而瞑目了。
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 Marian became more and more disturbed. Hibernation is more than sleep.
玛丽安的睡眠越来越不安静了。冬眠不是一般的睡眠。
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。
I prayed for the repose of his soul.
我祈祷愿他安息。
If you can attain repose and calm, believe that you have seized happiness.
假如你能获得安静与沉著，相信你已捕捉到幸福。
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 passengers, thoroughly exhausted, could now eat a little, and take some repose.
现在，这些疲惫不堪的旅客可以吃点东西，休息一下了。