recess /rɪˈsɛs, ˈriːsɛs/ CET6+ TEM4 ( recessing, recessed, recesses )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A recess is a break between the periods of work of an official body such as a committee, a court of law, or a government. (会议、法庭或政府等官方机构的) 休息 [also 'in/from' N]

  例：

  The conference broke for a recess, but the 10-minute break stretched to two hours.

  会议暂时休会，但10分钟的休息延长到了两小时。

• 2. 

  N-VAR In a school, recess is the period of time between classes when the children are allowed to play. 课间休息 [美国英语]

  例：

  She decides to visit the school library during recess.

  她准备课间休息的时候去参观学校图书馆。

  例：

  ...the children's first morning recess.

  …那些孩子们上午的第一次课间休息。

• 3. 

  V-I When formal meetings or court cases recess, they stop temporarily. 暂时休会; 休庭 [正式]

  例：

  The hearings have now recessed for dinner.

  听证会现已暂时休会以便大家吃饭。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT In a room, a recess is 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. 壁龛

  例：

  ...a discreet recess next to a fireplace.

  …一座壁炉旁的一个隐秘的壁龛。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT The recesses of something or somewhere are the parts of it that are hard to see because light does not reach them or they are hidden from view. 暗处; 隐蔽处

  例：

  He emerged from the dark recesses of the garage.

  他从那间车库漆黑的隐蔽处走了出来。

• 6. 

  N-COUNT If you refer to the recesses of someone's mind or soul, you are referring to thoughts or feelings they have which are hidden or difficult to describe. (思想、灵魂的) 深处

  例：

  There was something in the darker recesses of his unconscious that was troubling him.

  在他潜意识的隐秘的深处有一些东西让他觉得不安。