recess

英 [ˈriːses , rɪˈses]

美 [ˈriːses , rɪˈses]

n. 休会期; 休庭; 壁龛; 壁橱; 凹室
v. 休会; 暂停; 宣布暂停; 把…放进壁龛(或壁橱); 将…嵌入墙壁

复数：recesses　过去分词：recessed　过去式：recessed　现在分词：recessing　第三人称单数：recesses　

GRE TEM8

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牛津词典

noun

休会期
a period of time during the year when the members of a parliament, committee, etc. do not meet
休庭
a short break in a trial in court
休庭
a short break in a trial in court
壁龛；壁橱；凹室
a part of a wall that is set further back than the rest of the wall, forming a space
1. a recess for books
  放书的壁橱
隐蔽处；幽深处
the part of a place that is furthest from the light and hard to see or get to
1. He stared into the dark recesses of the room.
  他盯着房间里黑暗的角落。
2. The doubt was still there, in the deep recesses of her mind.
  在她的内心深处依然存有疑虑。

verb

休会；暂停；宣布暂停
to take or to order a recess
1. The hearing was recessed for the weekend.
  听证会周末暂停。
把…放进壁龛（或壁橱）；将…嵌入墙壁
to put sth in a position that is set back into a wall, etc.
1. recessed shelves
  凹进墙壁的格子架

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT （委员会、法庭或政府等的）休会期间，休息期间
Arecessis a break between the periods of work of an official body such as a committee, a court of law, or a government.
1. The conference broke for a recess...
  会议暂时休会。
2. Some in Congress are concerned the war option could be adopted in November when Congress is in recess...
  一些议员担心战争决议会在11月议会休会期间被通过。
3. Parliament returns to work today after its summer recess.
  国会在结束夏季休会后今天开始恢复工作。
VERB 休会;休庭
When formal meetings or court casesrecess, they stop temporarily.
1. The hearings have now recessed for dinner...
  听证会现已休会就餐。
2. Before the trial recessed today, the lawyer read her opening statement.
  今天庭审休庭之前，律师宣读了她的开庭陈述。
N-COUNT （墙上的）凹处;壁龛
In a room, arecessis part of a wall which is built further back than the rest of the wall. Recesses are often used as a place to put furniture such as shelves.
1. ...a discreet recess next to a fireplace.
  壁炉边上一个不起眼的壁龛
N-COUNT 暗处；隐蔽处
The recesses ofsomething or somewhere are the parts of it which are hard to see because light does not reach them or they are hidden from view.
1. He emerged from the dark recesses of the garage...
  他从车库的暗处走出来。
2. From the recesses of his coat Richard produced a bottle of champagne.
  理查德从大衣里面掏出了一瓶香槟。
N-COUNT （思想或心灵的）深处
If you refer tothe recesses ofsomeone's mind or soul, you are referring to thoughts or feelings they have which are hidden or difficult to describe.
1. ...the inner recesses of the soul...
  心灵最深处
2. There was something in the darker recesses of his unconscious that was troubling him.
  在他更为隐秘的潜意识深处，有什么事情困扰着他。

英英释义

noun

a pause from doing something (as work)
1. we took a 10-minute break
2. he took time out to recuperate
Synonym:respitebreaktime out
an enclosure that is set back or indented
Synonym:niche
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
Synonym:inlet
a small concavity
Synonym:recessionnichecorner
a state of abeyance or suspended business
Synonym:deferral

verb

close at the end of a session
1. The court adjourned
Synonym:adjournbreak up
make a recess in
1. recess the piece of wood
put into a recess
1. recess lights

双语例句

From the recesses of his coat Richard produced a bottle of champagne.
理查德从大衣里面掏出了一瓶香槟。
Some in Congress are concerned the war option could be adopted in November when Congress is in recess
一些议员担心战争决议会在11月议会休会期间被通过。
This week, Members of Congress returned to Washington after their Fourth of July recess.
国会议员们在7月4日休息后这个星期回到了工作岗位。
We'll resume this discussion after the Easter recess.
我们将在复活节休会期再讨论这个问题。
Our company has an hour's recess at noon.
我们公司中午有一个小时的休息时间。
Are you tired? I am tired, it should be the time of our noon recess.
你困了吗？我困了，该是我们午休的时间了。
The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.
会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
A recess or partly enclosed extension connected to or forming part of a room.
凹室，壁龛凹进处或部分被包围的延伸处，与一个房间相连或形成房间的一部分。
It's time for recess.
到休息时间了。
I hope you enjoyed a short recess from our hard work.
工作很辛苦，我希望你们在短暂的休息期间过得很愉快。