Recess



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.壁凹 ( 墙上装的架子、柜子等凹处) ; 休假
• ［英］ n.壁凹 ( 墙上装的架子、柜子等凹处) ( indentation, cleft) ; 休假 ( a suspension of business for rest and relaxation)
• ［记］ re ( 反) ＋cess ( 走) -> 凹入

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Latin recessus, from recedere to recede
• Date: 1531
• 1. the action of receding ; recession
• 2. a hidden, secret, or secluded place or part
• 3.
  • a. indentation, cleft <a deep recess in the hill>
  • b. alcove <a recess lined with books>
• 4. a suspension of business or procedure often for rest or relaxation <children playing at recess>

II. verb

• Date: 1809
• transitive verb
  • 1. to put into a recess <recessed lighting>
  • 2. to make a recess in
  • 3. to interrupt for a recess
• intransitive verb
  • to take a recess

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