recess
recess
[rɪˈsɛs, ˈriːsɛs]
noun
[rɪˈsɛs, ˈriːsɛs]
noun
- a small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest
（墙壁上建造的）壁凹；壁龛
a table set into a recess.
固定在壁凹内的一张桌子。
■a hollow space inside something
凹处
the concrete block has a recess in its base.
水泥块的底部有一窟窿。
■(一般作 recesses)a remote, secluded, or secret place
深处，幽深处，隐蔽处
the recesses of the silent pine forest.
寂静无声的松树林里的幽深处。
the dark recesses of his soul.
他那隐蔽的心灵深处。 - a period of time when the proceedings of a parliament, committee, court of law, or other official body are temporarily suspended
（议会、委员会等政治机构的）休会；（法院的）休庭
talks resumed after a month's recess.
一个月的休会之后会谈又开始了。
Parliament was in recess.
议会正在休会期。
■(chiefly N. Amer.)a break between school classes
(主北美)课间休息
the mid-morning recess.
早课的中间休息。
- [with obj.][often as adj. recessed]attach (a fitment) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed
将（家具，设备）安装在墙壁等表面之下
recessed ceiling lights.
安装在天花板上的吸顶灯。 - [no obj.](chiefly N. Amer.)(of formal proceedings) be temporarily suspended
(主北美)（正式会议）被暂停；被宣布休会
the talks recessed at 2.15.
会谈在2点15分暂停。
■[with obj.]suspend (such proceedings) temporarily
使（正式会议）暂停；宣布（正式会议）休会
■(of an official body) suspend its proceedings for a period of time
（官方机构）暂停会议；休会
- mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'withdrawal, departure'): from Latin recessus, from recedere 'go back' (see recede). The verb dates from the early 19th cent
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