lay somebody to rest

1 formal to bury someone after they have died 安葬某人

She was laid to rest beside her husband.

她被安葬在她丈夫身边。

→ lay/put something to rest at rest1(10)

Examples from the Corpus

lay somebody to rest• At nightfall she was tired and lay down to rest.• Rather it attempted to lay the movement to rest.• We can't even lay him to rest.• Without proof I should really lay the idea to rest.• Then she lay down to rest in the lounge, surrounded by other women who even here never stopped talking.• She was laid to rest next to her husband, who died in 1993.• She took the pills and lay down to rest with her eyes closed.

→ lay somebody to rest at lay2(15)

2 MXDEADan expression meaning to bury someone, used when you want to avoid saying this directly 安葬某人〔委婉说法〕

She was laid to rest beside her husband.

她被安葬在她丈夫身边。

Examples from the Corpus

lay somebody to rest• She took the pills and lay down to rest with her eyes closed.• At nightfall she was tired and lay down to rest.• We can't even lay him to rest.• Without proof I should really lay the idea to rest.• Then she lay down to rest in the lounge, surrounded by other women who even here never stopped talking.• Rather it attempted to lay the movement to rest.

→ lay somebody to rest at rest1(10)

词汇	lay somebody to rest
释义	lay somebody to rest lay somebody to rest 1 formal to bury someone after they have died 安葬某人 She was laid to rest beside her husband. 她被安葬在她丈夫身边。 → lay/put something to rest at rest1(10) Examples from the Corpus lay somebody to rest• At nightfall she was tired and lay down to rest.• Rather it attempted to lay the movement to rest.• We can't even lay him to rest.• Without proof I should really lay the idea to rest.• Then she lay down to rest in the lounge, surrounded by other women who even here never stopped talking.• She was laid to rest next to her husband, who died in 1993.• She took the pills and lay down to rest with her eyes closed. → lay somebody to rest at lay2(15) 2 MXDEADan expression meaning to bury someone, used when you want to avoid saying this directly 安葬某人〔委婉说法〕 She was laid to rest beside her husband. 她被安葬在她丈夫身边。 Examples from the Corpus lay somebody to rest• She took the pills and lay down to rest with her eyes closed.• At nightfall she was tired and lay down to rest.• We can't even lay him to rest.• Without proof I should really lay the idea to rest.• Then she lay down to rest in the lounge, surrounded by other women who even here never stopped talking.• Rather it attempted to lay the movement to rest. → lay somebody to rest at rest1(10)
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