recess
UK/ri'ses/US
GREC1
释义
n.
A break in activity, as in a court, parliament, or school day
休息时间；休会期；课间休息
n.
A small hollow space set back in a wall or surface
凹处，壁龛
v.
To take a break; to set something back into a recess
休会，暂停；使凹进
词根拆分
词根派生re-（向后）+ cess（走）= 「往回退 / 退出」。从活动中退出 → 休息（recess）。从平面往里退 → 凹进去的空间（墙上的壁龛）。
词根 ced 还连着 90 个词常用搭配
- 1.take a recess宣布休会
- 2.school recess课间休息
- 3.congressional recess国会休会期
- 4.recess in the wall墙上的凹槽
例句
- 1.
The children ran outside during recess.
课间休息时孩子们跑到外面去。
- 2.
Congress is in recess until September.
国会休会到九月。
- 3.
A statue stood in a recess in the wall.
一尊雕像立在墙上的壁龛里。