搜尋結果
recess
- IPA[ˈrēˌses]
美式
- a small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest；a hollow space inside something
- attach (a fixture) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed；(of formal proceedings) be temporarily suspended
verb: recess, 3rd person present: recesses, gerund or present participle: recessing, past tense: recessed, past participle: recessed
noun: recess, plural noun: recesses
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest a table set into a recess
- ▪ a hollow space inside something the concrete block has a recess in its base 同義詞
- ▪ a remote, secluded, or secret place the recesses of the silent pine forest the dark recesses of his soul 同義詞
- 2. a period of time when the proceedings of a parliament, committee, court of law, or other official body are temporarily suspended talks resumed after a month's recess the Senate was in recess
- ▪ North American a break between school classes the mid-morning recess 同義詞
動詞
- 1. attach (a fixture) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed the lights are going to be recessed into the ceiling
- 2. North American (of formal proceedings) be temporarily suspended the talks recessed at 2:15
- ▪ suspend (such proceedings) temporarily the trial was recessed for the weekend
- ▪ (of an official body) suspend its proceedings for a period of time Parliament recessed for the summer on Tuesday
