recess

英 [r?'ses; 'ri?ses] 美['ris?s]
  • n. 休息;休會;凹處
  • vt. 使凹進;把…放在隱蔽處
  • vi. 休息;休假

擴展詞匯CET6+TEM4GRE低頻詞

詞態(tài)變化


復數(shù):?recesses;第三人稱單數(shù):?recesses;過去式:?recessed;過去分詞:?recessed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?recessing;

助記提示


1. 退回山洞、隱蔽處。
2. 退回到家里休息。

中文詞源


recess 后退,休會,壁龕

來自 recede,后退,-ss,過去分詞格。此處形容詞作名詞,引申諸相關(guān)詞義。

英文詞源


recess (n.)
1530s, "act of receding," from Latin recessus "a going back, retreat," from recessum, past participle of recedere "to recede" (see recede). Meaning "hidden or remote part" first recorded 1610s; that of "period of stopping from usual work" is from 1620s, probably from parliamentary notion of "recessing" into private chambers.
recess (v.)
1809, from recess (n.). Related: Recessed; recessing.

雙語例句


1. Parliament returns to work today after its summer recess.
國會在結(jié)束夏季休會后今天開始恢復工作。

來自柯林斯例句

2. "Let's take a ten-minute recess", the judge said, pounding his gavel.
“現(xiàn)在休庭10分鐘?!狈ü偾昧艘挥浤鹃痴f道。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The conference broke for a recess.
會議暫時休會。

來自柯林斯例句

4. The judge called a short recess.
法官宣布短暫休庭。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. The chairman of the meeting announced a ten - minute recess.
會議主席宣布休會10分鐘.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》