If you rest or if you rest your body, you do not do anything active for a time.
休息
A rest is an object that is used to support something, especially your head, arms, or feet.
支架
| rest (vi.) | 倚靠 | Her elbows rested on the table. | 不加宾语,表示“自然靠在…” |
|---|---|---|---|
| rest (vt.) | 放置、使倚靠 | She rested her head against a cushion. | 及物动词,需要宾语 |
| 表达方式 | 中文含义 | 语态 | 示例句 | 适用场景 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rest on / upon | 建立在…基础上 | 主动语态 | Success rests on hard work. | 强调“根基在于” |
| be based on / upon | 基于… | 被动语态 | The movie is based on a true story. | 侧重事实、理论基础 |
| be founded on / upon | 建立在…之上 | 被动语态 | This society is founded on equality. | 常用于抽象体系如法律、社会制度 |
| depend on / upon | 依靠,依赖 | 主动语态 | Don’t always depend on others. | 通常指日常依赖或需要 |
| rely on / upon | 依赖,信赖 | 主动语态 | She relies on her experience. | 比 depend 更强调“信任” |
| have reliance on | 对…的依赖 | 名词结构 | He has too much reliance on luck. | 更正式书面表达 |
✅ 小结口诀记忆:rest、base、found 是“建在…上”的感觉,depend、rely 是“靠着活下去”。主动用 rest / depend / rely,被动用 based / founded。rely 多带信任味,depend 更泛日常事。