休養的英文：
1.to rest; to recuperate; to convalesce

rest是什么意思：
v. 休息；（使）倚靠；被搁置；安息，长眠
n. 休息时间；休止，休止符；剩余部分；其他；支架

Rest on one's laurels
躺在荣誉上睡觉

A change of work is as good as a rest
调换一下工作是很好的休息

Anger rests in the Bosom of folly
怒火常寓于蠢人的胸中

recuperate是什么意思：
v. （使）恢复，康复；弥补，挽回损失

His remarkable recuperative powers have proved themselves.
他那出众的复原能力得到充分的表现。

She is now recuperation at Tsingdao.
她现在在青岛休养。

Recuperate costs,expenses,etc
索回用费、费用等.

convalesce是什么意思：
v. 渐渐康复

convalescent carrier
恢复期带菌者

Convalescence is the period when you are still sick after you get well.
康复就是病好了以后还在生病的那段时间。

She went to the seaside to convalesce after her stay in hospital
她经过住院治疗後,前往海滨养病