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recess

英 [rɪ'ses; 'riːses] 美['risɛs]
  • n. 休息;休会;凹处
  • vt. 使凹进;把…放在隐蔽处
  • vi. 休息;休假

英英释意


1. a state of abeyance or suspended business
2. a small concavity
3. an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
4. an enclosure that is set back or indented
5. a pause from doing something (as work);
"we took a 10-minute break"
"he took time out to recuperate"