REMAIN/BE LEFTwhat is left after everything or everyone else has gone or been used, dealt with, or mentioned 剩余部分;余下的人[物] → remainder, leftovers
You carry these two bags, and I’ll bring the rest.
你拿这两个包,剩下的我来拿。
Two of the attackers were killed, and the rest escaped.
有两名袭击者被杀死,其余的逃掉了。
the rest of
Does anyone want the rest of this pizza?
剩下的比萨饼谁要?
He’ll be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
他的余生将在轮椅上度过。
5GRAMMAR 语法
Use a singular verb after the rest if you are referring to an amount of something or a thing. 指某物中的一定数量或一件东西,the rest后用动词的单数形式
The rest of the money was used to pay for the wedding.
余下的钱用于支付婚礼费用。
Use a plural verb if you are referring to a group of people or things. 指一群人或一批物品,则用动词的复数形式
One child goes out of the room while the rest sit in a circle.
一个小孩走出房间,其余的则围坐成一圈。
GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?
nYou use a singular verb after the rest when referring to an uncountable noun:
nThe rest of the money is for you.
nI’ve eaten some cheese – the rest is in the fridge.
You use a plural verb after the rest when referring to a group of people or things: 指一群人或一批物品,则用动词的复数形式
Two of the terrorists were captured and the rest were killed.
有两名袭击者被杀死,其余的逃掉了。
Examples from the Corpus
the rest of his life• He was to suffer from bouts of explosiveflatulence for the rest of his life.• He could live comfortably without a job for the rest of his life, though that is not the Dole way.• It was praise that was to damn Lippincott for the rest of his life.• He will have to take medication for the rest of his life.• A woman died and a passenger was injured so badly he will be paraplegic for the rest of his life.• But he'd try for the rest of his life to harm the boy if he could.