Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter R - Page 52
Respondent (n.) One who maintains a thesis in reply, and whose province it is to refute objections, or overthrow arguments; -- distinguished from opponent. -- I. Watts.
Respondent (a.) Replying; "an answering glance"; "an answering smile" [syn: answering, respondent].
Respondent (n.) The codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the correspondent.
Respondent (n.) Someone who responds [syn: respondent, responder, answerer].
Respondent, () practice. The party who makes an answer to a bill or other proceeding in chancery. In the civil law, this term signifies one who answers or is security for another; a fidejussor. Dig. 2, 8, 6.
Respondentia (n.) A loan upon goods laden on board a ship. It differs from bottomry, which is a loan on the ship itself.
Responsal (a.) Answerable.
Responsal (n.) One who is answerable or responsible.
Responsal (n.) Response.
Response (n.) The act of responding.
Response (n.) An answer or reply.
Response (n.) Reply to an objection in formal disputation.
Response (n.) The answer of the people or congregation to the priest or clergyman, in the litany and other parts of divine service.
Response (n.) A kind of anthem sung after the lessons of matins and some other parts of the office.
Response (n.) A repetition of the given subject in a fugue by another part on the fifth above or fourth below.
Response (n.) (B2) [ C or U ] 回答；回應，反應 An answer or reaction.
// Responses to our advertisement have been disappointing.
// Her proposals met with an enthusiastic response.
// I looked in her face for some response, but she just stared at me blankly.
// Management have granted a ten percent pay rise in response to union pressure.
Response (n.) [ C ] （宗教禮拜儀式中會衆對牧師的）唱和，應答 Any of the parts sung or said, in some religious ceremonies, by the people in answer to the parts said or sung by the priest.
Responseless (a.) 沒有反應的 Giving no response.
-ties (n. pl. ) of Responsibility.
Responsibility (n.) [U] 責任，責任心；[C] 職責，任務，負擔 The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.
Responsibility (n.) That for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as, the resonsibilities of power.
Responsibility (n.) Ability to answer in payment; means of paying.
Responsibility (n.) The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr [syn: {duty}, {responsibility}, {obligation}].
Responsibility (n.) The proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself" [syn: {province}, {responsibility}].
Responsibility (n.) A form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility" [syn: {responsibility}, {responsibleness}] [ant: {irresponsibility}, {irresponsibleness}].
Responsibility (n.) (Duty) (B2) [ C or U ] 職責；責任 Something that it is your job or duty to deal with.
// [ + to infinitive ] It's her responsibility to ensure the project finishes on time.
// She takes her responsibilities as a nurse very seriously.
Have responsibility 負責；做負責人 To be in a position of authority over someone and to have a duty to make certain that particular things are done.
// Who has responsibility here?
// Jenny, you have responsibility for collecting up the books after the class.
Have a responsibility to sb 對（某人）負責 To have a duty to work for or help someone who is in a position of authority over you.
// The company says it cannot cut its prices any more because it has a responsibility to its shareholders.
Responsibility (n.) (Blame) (B2) [ U ] 對（尤指壞事）負責任；應對…承擔責任 Blame for something that has happened.
// Terrorists have claimed responsibility for (= stated that they caused) yesterday's bomb attack.
// The minister took/ accepted full responsibility for (= admitted that he was to blame for) the disaster and resigned.
Responsibility (n.) (Good judgment) [ U ] 有鑑別能力的；能明辨是非的；負責可靠的 Good judgment and the ability to act correctly and make decisions on your own.
// He has no sense of responsibility.
// The job carries a lot of responsibility (= it involves making important decisions).
Idiom:
Act/ do sth on your own responsibility (Formal) 自行負責；自作主張 To act without being told to by someone in authority.
Responsible (a.) 需負責任的，承擔責任的 [F] [（+for/ to）]；作為原因的 [F] [（+for）] Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the court for his conduct in the office.
Responsible (a.) Able to respond or answer for one's conduct and obligations; trustworthy, financially or otherwise; as, to have a responsible man for surety.
Responsible (a.) Involving responsibility; involving a degree of accountability on the part of the person concerned; as, a responsible office.
Syn: Accountable; answerable; amenable. -- {Re*spon"si*ble*ness}, n. -- {Re*spon"si*bly}, adv.
Responsible (a.) Worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament" [ant: {irresponsible}].
Responsible (a.) Being the agent or cause; "determined who was the responsible party"; "termites were responsible for the damage" [syn: {responsible}, {responsible for(p)}].
Responsible (a.) Having an acceptable credit rating; "a responsible borrower" [syn: {creditworthy}, {responsible}].
Responsible (a.) (Duty) Be responsible for sb/ sth/ doing sth (B1) 負責…；掌管… To have control and authority over something or someone and the duty of taking care of it, him, or her.
// Paul is directly responsible for the efficient running of the office.
// Her department is responsible for overseeing the councils.
Be responsible to sb/ sth 向…負責 To be controlled by someone or something.
// In Australia, the prime minister and the Cabinet are responsible to the House of Representatives.
Responsible (a.) (Blame) Be responsible for sth/ doing sth (B2) 對（尤指壞事）負責任；應對…承擔責任 To be the person who caused something to happen, especially something bad.
// Who is responsible for this terrible mess?
// Last month's bad weather was responsible for the crop failure.
Hold sb/ sth responsible 怪罪…；歸咎於… To blame someone or something.
// He held me personally responsible whenever anything went wrong in the project.
Be responsible for your actions 對行為負責；有行爲能力 To be in control of yourself so that you can fairly be blamed for your bad actions.
// The defendant was depressed and therefore not fully responsible for her own actions.
Responsible (a.) (Good judgment) (B2) 有鑑別能力的；能明辨是非的；負責可靠的 Having good judgment and the ability to act correctly and make decisions on your own.
// A hard-working and responsible employee.
// Let's stay calm and try to behave like responsible adults.
// Many big companies are now becoming more responsible about the way they operate.
Opposite: Irresponsible
Irresponsible (a.) (Disapproving) (B2) 不負責任的，無責任感的 Not thinking enough or not worrying about the possible results of what you do.
// [ + to infinitive ] It would be irresponsible to ignore these warnings.
Responsible (a.) (Good judgment) (B2) （工作）責任重大的，重要的 A responsible job or position involves making important decisions or doing important things.
Responsion (n.) 答覆；（用複數）牛津大學文學士學位之初試 The act of answering. [Obs.]
Responsion (n.) (University of Oxford) The first university examination; -- called also {little go}. See under {Little}, a.
Responsive (a.) That responds; ready or inclined to respond.
Responsive (a.) Suited to something else; correspondent.
Responsive (a.) Responsible.
Responsorial (a.) Responsory; antiphonal.
Responsorial (a.) （禮拜儀式）應答或唱和（禱文、聖歌）的，與應答或唱和有關的 Relating to or consisting of responses : antiphonal.
Responsory (a.) Containing or making answer; answering.
-ries (n. pl. ) of Responsory.
Responsory (n.) 答唱詠；啟應經；對答經；在時辰禮儀中，宣讀聖經後所詠唱之經文 The answer of the people to the priest in alternate speaking, in church service.
Responsory (n.) A versicle sung in answer to the priest, or as a refrain.
Responsory (n.) An antiphonary; a response book.
Rest (v. t.) To arrest. [Obs.]
Rest (n.) A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind. -- Chaucer.
Sleep give thee all his rest! -- Shak.
Rest (n.) Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security.
And the land had rest fourscore years. -- Judges iii. 30.
Rest (n.) Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.
How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest. -- Collins.
Rest (n.) That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or steadying the work.
He made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house. -- 1 Kings vi. 6.
Rest (n.) (Anc. Armor) A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance.
Their visors closed, their lances in the rest. -- Dryden.
Rest (n.) A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode. "Halfway houses and travelers' rests." -- J. H. Newman.
In dust our final rest, and native home. -- Milton.
Ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance which the Lord your God giveth you. -- Deut. xii. 9.
Rest (n.) (Pros.) A short pause in reading verse; a caesura.
Rest (n.) The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. "An account is said to be taken with annual or semiannual rests." -- Abbott.
Rest (n.) A set or game at tennis. [Obs.]
Rest (n.) (Mus.) Silence in music or in one of its parts; the name of the character that stands for such silence. They are named as notes are, whole, half, quarter,etc.
Rest house, An empty house for the accomodation of travelers; a caravansary. [India]
To set one's rest or To set up one's rest, To have a settled determination; -- from an old game of cards, when one so expressed his intention to stand or rest upon his hand. [Obs.] -- Shak. -- Bacon.
Syn: Cessation; pause; intermission; stop; stay; repose; slumber; quiet; ease; quietness; stillness; tranquillity; peacefulness; peace.
Usage: Rest, Repose. Rest is a ceasing from labor or exertion; repose is a mode of resting which gives relief and refreshment after toil and labor. The words are commonly interchangeable.
Rested (imp. & p. p.) of Rest.
Resting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rest.
Rest (v. i.) To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion.
God . . . rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. -- Gen. ii. 2.
Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest. -- Ex. xxiii. 12.
Rest (v. i.) To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still.
There rest, if any rest can harbor there. -- Milton.
Rest (v. i.) To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch.
Rest (v. i.) To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal.
Rest (v. i.) To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.
Fancy . . . then retries Into her private cell when Nature rests. -- Milton.
Rest (v. i.) To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.
On him I rested, after long debate, And not without considering, fixed my fate. -- Dryden.
Rest (v. i.) To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
To rest in Heaven's determination. -- Addison.
To rest with, To be in the power of; to depend upon; as, it rests with him to decide.
Rest (v. t.) To lay or place at rest; to quiet.
Your piety has paid All needful rites, to rest my wandering shade. -- Dryden.
Rest (v. t.) To place, as on a support; to cause to lean.
Her weary head upon your bosom rest. -- Waller.
Rest (n.) That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue.
Religion gives part of its reward in hand, the present comfort of having done our duty, and, for the rest, it offers us the best security that Heaven can give. -- Tillotson.
Rest (n.) Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others. "Plato and the rest of the philosophers." -- Bp. Stillingfleet.
Armed like the rest, the Trojan prince appears. -- DRyden.
Rest (n.) (Com.) A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities. [Eng.]
Syn: Remainder; overplus; surplus; remnant; residue; reserve; others.
Rest (v. i.) To be left; to remain; to continue to be.
The affairs of men rest still uncertain. -- Shak.
Rest (n.) Something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" [syn: remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest].
Rest (n.) Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool" [syn: rest, ease, repose, relaxation].
Rest (n.) A pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" [syn: respite, rest, relief, rest period].
Rest (n.) A state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon".
Rest (n.) Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep" [syn: rest, eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep, quietus].
Rest (n.) A support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest".
Rest (n.) A musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration.
Rest (v.) Not move; be in a resting position.
Rest (v.) Take a short break from one's activities in order to relax [syn: rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather].
Rest (v.) Give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment".
Rest (v.) Have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies" [syn: lie, rest].
Rest (v.) Be at rest [ant: be active, move].
Rest (v.) Stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week" [syn: stay, remain, rest] [ant: change].
Rest (v.) Be inherent or innate in; [syn: rest, reside, repose].
Rest (v.) Put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; "Rest your head on my shoulder".
Rest (v.) Sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree" [syn: perch, roost, rest].
Rest (v.) Rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head" [syn: pillow, rest].
Rest (v.) Be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer".
REST, () REpresentational State Transfer (URL, AWS).
Rest, () Gr. katapausis, equivalent to the Hebrew word noah_(Heb. 4:1).
Rest, () Gr. anapausis, "rest from weariness" (Matt. 11:28).
Rest, () Gr. anesis, "relaxation" (2 Thess. 1:7).
Rest, () Gr. sabbatismos, a Sabbath rest, a rest from all work (Heb. 4:9; R.V., "sabbath"), a rest like that of God when he had finished the work of creation.
Restagnant (a.) Stagnant; motionless. [Obs.] -- Boyle.
Restagnate (v. i.) To stagnate; to cease to flow. [Obs.] -- Wiseman.
Restagnation (n.) Stagnation. [Obs.]
Restant (a.) (Bot.) Persistent.
Restate (v. t.) To state anew. -- Palfrey.
Restate (v.) To say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" [syn: repeat, reiterate, ingeminate,
iterate, restate, retell].
Restaurant (n.) An eating house.
Restaurant (n.) A building where people go to eat [syn: restaurant,Veating house, eating place, eatery].
Restaurant (n.) [ C ] (A1) 飯店；餐館；菜館 A place where meals are prepared and served to customers.
Restaurate (v. t.) To restore. [Obs.]
Restaurateur (n.) [F.] The keeper of an eathing house or a restaurant.
Restaurateur (n.) The proprietor of a restaurant [syn: restaurateur, restauranter].
Restauration (n.) Restoration. [Obs.] -- Cower.
Restem (v. t.) To force back against the current; as, to restem their backward course. -- Shak.
Restem (v. t.) To stem, or move against; as, to restem a current.
Restful (a.) Being at rest; quiet. -- Shak.
Restful (a.) Giving rest; freeing from toil, trouble, etc.
Tired with all these, for restful death I cry. -- Shak. -- Rest"ful*ly, adv. -- Rest"ful*ness, n.
Restful (a.) Affording physical or mental rest; "she spent a restful night at home" [syn: restful, reposeful, relaxing] [ant: restless, uneasy].
Rest-harrow (n.) (Bot.) A European leguminous plant ({Ononis arvensis) with long, tough roots.
Compare: Cammock
Cammock (n.) (Bot.) A plant having long hard, crooked roots, the Ononis spinosa; -- called also rest-harrow. The Scandix Pecten-Veneris is also called cammock. Camomile
Rest-harrow (n.) (Bot.) A European leguminous plant ({Ononis arvensis) with long, tough roots.
Compare: Leguminous
Leguminous (a.) （植物）豆科的 Used to refer to a plant that has its seeds in a pod, such as the bean or pea.
Rest-harrow (n.) Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots [syn: restharrow, rest-harrow, Ononis spinosa].
Rest-harrow (n.) European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners [syn: restharrow, rest-harrow, Ononis repens].
Restiff (a.) Restive. [Obs.]
Restiff (n.) A restive or stubborn horse. [Obs.]
Restiffness (n.) Restiveness. [Obs.]
Restiform (a.) (Anat.) Formed like a rope; -- applied especially to several ropelike bundles or masses of fibers on the dorsal side of the medulla oblongata.
Restily (adv.) In a resty manner. [Obs.]
Restinction (n.) Act of quenching or extingishing. [Obs.]
Restiness (n.) The quality or state of being resty; sluggishness. [Obs.]
The snake by restiness and lying still all winter. -- Holland.
Resting () a. & n. from Rest, v. t. & i.
Resting spore (Bot.), A spore in certain orders of algae, which remains quiescent, retaining its vitality, for long periods of time. -- C. E. Bessey.
Restinguish (v. t.) To quench or extinguish. [Obs.] -- R. Field.
Compare: Quench
Quench (v. t.) To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc.
Ere our blood shall quench that fire. -- Shak.
The supposition of the lady's death Will quench the wonder of her infamy. -- Shak.
Quench (v. t.) To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.
Syn: To extinguish; still; stifle; allay; cool; check.
Quench (v. i.) To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool. [R.]
Dost thou think in time She will not quench! -- Shak.
Quench (v.) Satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" [syn: quench, slake, allay, assuage].
Quench (v.) Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles" [syn: snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench] [ant: ignite, light].
Quench (v.) Electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device.
Quench (v.) Suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" [syn: squelch, quell, quench].
Quench (v.) Reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
Quench (v.) Cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel".
Compare: Extinguish
Extinguish (v. t.) To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense or a right.
A light which the fierce winds have no power to extinguish. -- Prescott.
This extinguishes my right to the reversion. -- Blackstone.
Extinguish (v. t.) To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor.
Natural graces that extinguish art. -- Shak
Extinguish (v.) Put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children" [syn: snuff out, extinguish].
Extinguish (v.) Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles" [syn: snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench] [ant: ignite, light].
Extinguish (v.) Extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar" [syn: stub out, crush out, extinguish, press out].
Extinguish (v.) Terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts" [syn: extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with].
Extinguish (v.) Kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population" [syn: eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off].
Restitute (v. t.) (v. i. & v. t.) 恢復；償還 To restore to a former state. [R.] -- Dyer.
Restitute (n.) That which is restored or offered in place of something; a substitute. [R.]
Restitute (v.) Give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner" [syn: {restore}, {restitute}].
Restitute (v.) Restore to a previous or better condition; "They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel" [syn: {renovate}, {restitute}].
Restitution (n.) 歸還；賠償；恢復；復職 The act of restoring anything to its rightful owner, or of making good, or of giving an equivalent for any loss, damage, or injury; indemnification.
A restitution of ancient rights unto the crown. -- Spenser.
He restitution to the value makes. -- Sandys.
Restitution (n.) That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroved; compensation.
Restitution (n.) (Physics) The act of returning to, or recovering, a former state; as, the restitution of an elastic body.
Restitution (n.) (Med.) The movement of rotetion which usually occurs in childbirth after the head has been delivered, and which causes the latter to point towards the side to which it was directed at the beginning of labor.
Syn: Restoration; return; indemnification; reparation; compensation; amends; remuneration.
Restitution (n.) A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury [syn: {damages}, {amends}, {indemnity}, {indemnification}, {restitution}, {redress}].
Restitution (n.) The act of restoring something to its original state.
Restitution (n.) Getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing" [syn: {restitution}, {return}, {restoration}, {regaining}].
Restitution (n.), Practice. The return of something to the owner of it, or to the person entitled to it.
Restitution (n.) After property has been taken into execution, and the judgment has been reversed or set aside, the party against whom the execution was sued out shall have restitution, and this is enforced by a writ of restitution. Cro. Jac. 698; 4 Mod. 161. When the thing levied upon under an execution has not been sold, the thing itself shall be restored; when it has been sold, the price for which it is sold is to be restored. Roll. Ab. 778; Bac. Ab. Execution, Q; 1 Al. & S. 425.
Restitution (n.) The phrase restitution of conjugal rights frequently occurs in the ecclesiastical courts. A suit may there be brought for this purpose whenever either the husband or wife is guilty of the injury of subtraction, or lives separate from the other without sufficient reason; by which the party injured may compel the other to return to cohabitation. 1 Bl. Com. 94; 1 Addams, R. 305; 3 Hagg. Eccl. R. 619.
Restitution (n.), Maritime law. The placing back or restoring articles which have been lost by jettison; this is done when the remainder of the cargo has been saved at the general charge of the owners of the cargo; but when the remainder of the goods are afterwards lost, there is not any restitution. Stev. on Av. 1, c. 1, s. 1, art. 1, ii., 8. Vide Recompense.
Restitution (n.) [ U ] (Formal) （被盜物或丟失物的）歸還 The return of objects that were stolen or lost.
// They are demanding the restitution of ancient treasures that were removed from the country in the 16th century.
Restitution (n.) [ U ] (Specialized) (law) 返還原物；恢復原狀；取回 Payment made for damage or loss.
// The chemical company promised to make full restitution to the victims for the injury to their health.
Restitutor (n.) 修訂者；補正者 One who makes restitution. [R].
Restitutor (n.) Benefactor; philanthropist.
Compare: Benefactor
Benefactor (n.) [L.] 捐助人；施主；恩人 [C] One who confers a benefit or benefits. -- Bacon.
Compare: Philanthropist
Philanthropist (n.) 慈善家 [C] One who practices philanthropy; one who loves mankind, and seeks to promote the good of others; especially, a wealthy individual who donates large amounts of money to charitable or philanthropic causes. Opposite of misanthrope.
Philanthropist (n.) Someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being [syn: philanthropist, altruist].
Restive (a.) 倔強的；不聽話的；（馬）不肯向前走的；喧鬧的；焦躁的 Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back.
Restive (a.) Inactive; sluggish.
Restive (a.) Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory.
Restive (a.) Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.
Restive (a.) Impatient under restriction, delay, coercion, or opposition; resisting control. Restive comes from Medieval French restif, from rester, "to remain," ultimately from Latin restare, "to stand back, to remain behind," from re-, "back" + stare, "to stand."
Restless (a.) 焦躁不安的，煩躁的；受打擾的；得不到休息的；靜不下來的，永不安寧的 Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child. -- Chaucer. "Restless revolution day by day." -- Milton.
Restless (a.) Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose or quiet; eager for change; discontented; as, restless schemers; restless ambition; restless subjects. "Restless at home, and ever prone to range." -- Dryden.
Restless (a.) Deprived of rest or sleep.
Restless he passed the remnants of the night. -- Dryden.
Restless (a.) Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless night.
Restless (a.) Not affording rest; as, a restless chair. -- Cowper.
{Restless thrush}. (Zool.) See {Grinder}, 3.
Syn: Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless; agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering. -- {Rest"less*ly}, adv.- {Rest"less*ness}, n.
Restless (a.) Worried and uneasy [syn: {restless}, {ungratified}, {unsatisfied}].
Restless (a.) Ceaselessly in motion; "the restless sea"; "the restless wind".
Restless (a.) Lacking or not affording physical or mental rest; "a restless night"; "she fell into an uneasy sleep" [syn: {restless}, {uneasy}] [ant: {relaxing}, {reposeful}, {restful}].
Restorable (a.) 恢復原狀的，可恢復的，可歸還的 Admitting of being restored; capable of being reclaimed; as, restorable land. -- Swift. -- {Re*stor"a*ble*ness}, n.
Restoral (n.) Restoration. [Obs.] -- Barrow.
Restoration (n.) [U] 恢復；復位；復辟；修復；復原；整修；重建；歸還；交還 The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; reestablishment; as, the restoration of friendship between enemies; the restoration of peace after war.
Behold the different climes agree, Rejoicing in thy restoration. -- Dryden.
Restoration (n.) The state of being restored; recovery of health, strength, etc.; as, restoration from sickness.
Restoration (n.) That which is restored or renewed.
{The restoration} (Eng. Hist.), The return of King Charles II. in 1660, and the reestablishment of monarchy.
{Universal restoration} (Theol.), The final recovery of all men from sin and alienation from God to a state of happiness; universal salvation.
Syn: Recovery; replacement; renewal; renovation; redintegration; reinstatement; reestablishment; return; revival; restitution; reparation.
Restoration (n.) The reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685.
Restoration (n.) The act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state.
Restoration (n.) Getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing" [syn: {restitution}, {return}, {restoration}, {regaining}].
Restoration (n.) The state of being restored to its former good condition; "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house" [syn: {renovation}, {restoration}, {refurbishment}].
Restoration (n.) Some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; "the restoration looked exactly like the original".
Restoration (n.) A model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc..
Restoration (n.) The re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660.
Restoration (n.) [ C or U ] 修復；恢復；重定 The act or process of returning something to its earlier good condition or position.
// The first task following the disaster was the restoration of clean water supplies.
// Restoration work on the Sistine Chapel ceiling is now complete.
// A large majority of the population is demanding the restoration of the former government.
The Restoration (n.) [ S ] 王政復辟（1660年查理二世的復辟） The event in British history when Charles II was made king in 1660 after a period in which there was no king or queen.
Restoration (a.) [ Before noun ] 王政復辟時期的 Belonging to or popular during the Restoration.
// Restoration comedy/ architecture/ art.