day of rest
day of rest — noun
- day of restsingular
- days of restplural
1. a day in each week that a religious group keeps for worship and for stopping ord
a day in each week that a religious group keeps for worship and for stopping ordinary work
For Ruth's family, Saturday is their weekly day of rest.
pattern: weekly day of rest
The village shops stayed shut on the community's day of rest.
collocation: on the community's day of rest
After morning prayers, Omar spent the day of rest with his children.
The guide explained why work was avoided on the Jewish day of rest.
文法句型
a day of rest
the day of rest
observe a day of rest
day of rest and worship
用法筆記
Usually refers to a fixed weekly day that people keep because of religious belief. Distinguish from sense 2, which can be any free day used for rest.
2. a day when someone does not work and uses the time to rest
a day when someone does not work and uses the time to rest
After the tournament, Linh took Sunday as a full day of rest.
pattern: take Sunday as a day of rest
The coach scheduled one day of rest between races for the swimmers.
pattern: one day of rest between races
Nicholas kept Friday free as a day of rest after surgery.
Our farm workers get a day of rest after six busy days.
- workday
a day when someone is expected to work
文法句型
a day of rest
take a day of rest
need a day of rest
day of rest after + event
用法筆記
Often appears when people are recovering after hard work, travel, illness, or sport. Unlike sense 1, it does not need a religious custom or a fixed weekly date.