lay to rest1. get rid of; put away permanently; stop 除去；放下；停止；烟消云散 * Her doubts were quickly laid to rest when he arrived as he had promised. 当他按约到来以后，她的疑虑就烟消云散了。 * The rumour that the principal had accepted another job was laid to rest when he said it wasn't true. 有关校长已经接受了另一工作的谣言，在其本人辟谣以后就没有人再乱传了。2. put a dead person into a grave or tomb; bury 安葬；埋葬 * He was laid to rest in the churchyard. 他被安葬于教堂墓地。 |