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词汇 recess
释义 recess
noun
uk /ˈriː.ses//rɪˈses/ us /ˈrɪː.ses//riˈses/

recessnoun (PAUSE)


[ C or U ]
a period of time in the year when the members of a parliament, court of law, or other government organization are not meeting: (议会)休会期
The Supreme Court is in recess until October but could still consider the review request and respond at any time.
During summer recesses the newspaper sent him travelling round the country
[ U ]US
in school, a period of time between classes when children do not study: 课间休息
Recruiters work the playground during recess and invite students and families to evening information sessions.
She never talked to teachers, never made friends, never played at recess.
The Minister hopes to announce the outcome as soon as possible after the Easter parliamentary recess finishes in early April.
“Back to the classroom,” he yells, as the elementary school recess bell rings.
He fought with a kid who hit him with a baseball bat at recess.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Time off
absenteeism
administrative leave
Boxing Day
career break
comp time
escape
gardening leave
hartal
holiday
hols
legal holiday
maternity leave
non-work
parental leave
sick
sick day
sick leave
sickie
skive
take something off

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Schools in general

recessnoun (SPACE)


[ C ]
a small area in a room that is formed by one part of a wall being set back further than other parts: 壁龛;(墙的)凹进处;凹室
The room has a recess designed to hold bookshelves.这个房间有个壁凹,是为放书架而设计的。
[ Cusually plural ]
a secret or hidden place: 幽深处;隐秘处;藏身处
Psychoanalysts aim to explore the deepest/innermost recesses of the mind.精神分析学家致力于探索心灵最深处的奥秘。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Parts of buildings: walls & parts of walls
alcove
balcony
baseboard
cavity wall
chimney breast
dado
damp course
damp-proof
damp-proofing
drystone wall
partition
party wall
pebbledash
plasterboard
sconce
siding
wainscoting
wallboard
walled
woodwork

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Safe & enclosed spaces

recess | American Dictionary


recess
noun
us/ˈri·ses, rɪˈses/

recessnoun (PAUSE)


[ C ]
a period of time in which an organized activity such as study or work is temporarily stopped:
Congress returns from its August recess next week.
After lunch, the kids have recess.

recessnoun (SECRET PLACE)


[ Cusually pl ]
a secret or hidden place:
He pointed his flashlight into the dark recesses of the cave.
[ Cusually pl ]
A recess is also an alcove.

Examples of recess


recess
Each recessed area was circular, with a diameter of 6.4 mm and an area of 32 mm2.
The left leg is recessed as if the figure is shown striding, and the toes are not clearly depicted.
Among the most politically progressive authors, a preoccupation with the dark recesses of life sharpened this theatre's disruptive impact.
Additionally, of the male officials, only the highest-ranking were allowed into the deepest recesses of this area.
The first floor facade is recessed to accommodate a continuous balcony joined by footbridges across the arcade, and accessible by lateral open staircases.
Here the reductive quality of the detailing, with its shadow gaps and skirtings rather perversely recessed behind the face of the plasterboard, presents an idealisation of building.
In a feverish stillness, the intimate recesses of the domestic space become sites for history's most intricate invasions.
The apartments are linked and stacked in a complicated (yet logical) pattern, in such a way that the mass of the apartments decreases and recesses with height [4g].
Coach wheels are recessed into the bodywork, and that substantially cuts down the amount of spray.
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I have heard him do so before other recesses; he is certainly consistent on the point.
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People who think that the recesses are an open holiday are far from knowing the real situation.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
We have plenty of time, but we keep going off on enormously long recesses.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
On the legislative programme, recesses always depend on the progress of business.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
They had consisted of temporary lights which were placed on the terrace only during the summer recesses.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
There may be a simple answer, but 1 cannot find it within the recesses of the schedule.
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