day of rest
day of rest — 名詞
- day of restsingular
- days of restplural
1. a day in each week that a religious group keeps for worship and for stopping ord
安息日
宗教上停工敬拜的一天
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.
對 Ruth 一家來說，星期六是他們每週的安息日。
pattern: weekly day of rest
The village shops stayed shut on the community's day of rest.
那座村子的商店會在社區的安息日停業。
collocation: on the community's day of rest
After morning prayers, Omar spent the day of rest with his children.
晨禱後，Omar 把安息日用來陪孩子。
The guide explained why work was avoided on the Jewish day of rest.
導覽員解釋了為什麼猶太人的安息日不做工。
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
休息日
不用工作、拿來休息的一天
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.
比賽結束後，Linh 把星期天當成完整的休息日。
pattern: take Sunday as a day of rest
The coach scheduled one day of rest between races for the swimmers.
教練在兩場比賽之間為游泳選手安排一天休息日。
pattern: one day of rest between races
Nicholas kept Friday free as a day of rest after surgery.
Nicholas 在手術後把星期五空下來當休息日。
Our farm workers get a day of rest after six busy days.
農場工人忙了六天後會有一天休息日。
- 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.