recessre•cess /rɪ'ses]'riːses/

n

1. C，U (尤指议会)休息时间，休会

• The Senate investigating committee is going into a recess for a couple of weeks. 参议院调查委员会将休会数星期。

2. C，U 课间休息

• a ten-minute recess 十分钟的课间休息

3. C (墙的)凹进处，隐密处

• We put a writing-desk and a chair into the recess. 我们把一张书桌和一把椅子放在壁凹里。

4. C，常用复 深处，隐秘处

• the recesses of the cave 洞的深处