及物动词
名词
1. （委员会、法庭或政府等的）休会期间，休息期间
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.
2. 休会;休庭
When formal meetings or court cases recess, they stop temporarily.
3. （墙上的）凹处;壁龛
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.
4. 暗处；隐蔽处
The recesses of something or somewhere are the parts of it which are hard to see because light does not reach them or they are hidden from view.
5. （思想或心灵的）深处
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.
1. a pause from doing something (as work)
e.g. we took a 10-minute break
he took time out to recuperate
2. an enclosure that is set back or indented
Synonym: niche
3. an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
Synonym: inlet
4. a small concavity
5. a state of abeyance or suspended business
Synonym: deferral