recess

/ˈɹiˌsɛs/ 名词 C1

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A depressed, hollow, or indented space; also, a hole or opening. (countable) · Put a generous recess behind the handle for finger space.
A small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest; a niche. (countable, uncountable)
The place in a prison where the communal lavatories are located. (countable, slang, uncountable)
A hidden, innermost, or inaccessible place or part of a place. (countable)
An obscure, remote, or secret situation. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) · the difficulties and recesses of science
A temporary stoppage of an activity; a break, a pause. (countable) · Spring recess offers a good chance to travel.
A period of time when the proceedings of a committee, court of law, parliament, or other official body are temporarily suspended. (countable, uncountable) · The legislation was hustled through before the recess.
A decree or resolution of the diet of the Holy Roman Empire or the Hanseatic League. (countable)

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She kept me in at recess and talked to me.

Now he halted in the recess of the window.

With tingling nerves but a fixed purpose, I sat in the dark recess of the hut and waited with sombre patience for the coming of its tenant.

My eyes pierce the inmost recesses of the earth, and are dazzled at the sight of so much riches.

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