recess

🇬🇧/ˈriːses; rɪˈses/ 🇺🇸/ˈriːses/📚 7884 1托福GRE
A recess is a break between the periods of work of an official body such as a committee, a court of law, or a government. (会议、法庭或政府等官方机构的) 休息

noun [专属名词](议会、委员会等政治机构的)休会,(法院的)休庭;<美>课间休息;壁龛,(墙的)凹进处;幽深处,隐蔽处;(思想或心灵的)深处;

The conference broke for a recess, but the 10-minute break stretched to two hours.
会议暂时休会,但10分钟的休息延长到了两小时。

verb [vt. 及物动词]<美>暂时休会,休庭;将(家具,设备)安装在墙壁凹处(或物体表面)

The hearings have now recessed for dinner.
听证会现已暂时休会以便大家吃饭。

-cess- cede, ceed, cess = to go,表示“行走,前进”recess n.休息;隐居(re 回+cess→走回去→休息)
re(反) + cess(行走) → 反着走 → 暂停
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She decides to visit the school library during recess. 她准备课间休息的时候去参观学校图书馆。
It seemed to him that the noon recess would never come. 在他看来,中午的休息时间总是不会到来。
At recess Tom continued his flirtation with Amy with jubilant self-satisfaction. 休息的时候,汤姆继续同艾美调情,一副兴高采烈,心满意足的样子。