recess

recess

英 [rɪ'ses; 'riːses]
　　美 ['risɛs]

n. 休息；休會；凹處
　　vt. 使凹進；把…放在隱蔽處
　　vi. 休息；休假

中文詞源：

recess 後退，休會，壁龕

來自 recede,後退，-ss,過去分詞格。此處形容詞作名詞，引申諸相關詞義。

例句：

1. Parliament returns to work today after its summer recess.
國會在結束夏季休會後今天開始恢復工作。

2. "Let's take a ten-minute recess", the judge said, pounding his gavel.
“現在休庭10分鐘。”法官敲瞭一記木槌說道。

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

4. The judge called a short recess.
法官宣佈短暫休庭。

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