recess/ rɪˈses /

1.vt.

把……放在凹处,将……置于隐蔽处

At the upper stage, windows are recessed into the quadripartite vault ceiling.
在上一阶段,窗子被放在四分拱顶天花板的凹处。
2.vt.

使凹进,将……做成凹形

He took a hammer and recessed a hole into the wall.
他拿起一个榔头,在墙上敲出一个洞。
3.verb [American English] 

休息,休会

The Jury was sent out and the court was recessed.
陪审团被送出,法庭休庭。
4.noun[c] 

(指业务活动的)中止或暂停

Whilst the College was in recess we had a great deal of spare time.
学院停课时,我们有了许多闲暇时间。
5.noun[c] 

凹处,凹陷处

There is also a recess above the grill for warming plates.
在烤架上方还有一个凹槽,用于放置保温盘。
6.noun[c] 

小湾,水湾

They anchored the boat in the calm recesss.
他们把船停泊在平静的水湾。
7.noun[c] 

壁龛

The deity was hidden in the deepest recesses of the temple.
神藏在庙宇壁龛的最深处。
8.noun[c] 

停止,暂停(做某事,如工作等)

We will now have a fifteen minute recess after this lesson.
现在我们有十五分钟的课间休息时间。
9.noun[c] [Plural] 

隐蔽处,幽深处

He was probing the deepest darkest recesses of her soul.
他探寻到她心灵的最深处。