英语词汇“recess”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

recessrecess1 /ˈrisɛs, rɪˈsɛs/ ●○○ noun

ETYMOLOGYrecess¹

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin recessus, from the past participle of recedere; ➔ RECEDE

1[countable, uncountable] a time during the day or year when no work is done, in government, a law court, etc.: Congress may pass the bill before the summer recess. One of the lawyers asked the judge for a recess.2[uncountable] a short period of time when children are allowed to go outside to play during the school day SYN playtime: at/during recess We played kickball at recess.3[countable] a space in the wall of a room for shelves, cupboards, etc. SYN alcove4the recesses of something the hidden parts inside something such as a room: the dark recesses of the basement

noun | verb

recessrecess2 ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive]

VERB TABLE

recess

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	recess
	he, she, it	recesses
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	recessed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have recessed
	he, she, it	has recessed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had recessed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will recess
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have recessed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am recessing
	he, she, it	is recessing
	you, we, they	are recessing
Past	I, he, she, it	was recessing
	you, we, they	were recessing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been recessing
	he, she, it	has been recessing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been recessing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be recessing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been recessing

if a part of the government, a law court, etc. recesses, it officially stops work for a period of time: The judge recessed the trial for two hours.