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in recess
表示休会或休息状态。
The court is in recess until next week.
法庭休庭到下周。
休息；暂停；休会
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休息；暂停；休会
A short period of rest or pause from work, business, or school activities.
The court is in recess until next week.
法庭休庭到下周。
下陷、中空或凹进的空间；亦指孔洞或开口。
A depressed, hollow, or indented space; also, a hole or opening.
暂停或中止的状态
a state of abeyance or suspended business
某个地方隐蔽的、最深处或难以到达之处。
A hidden, innermost, or inaccessible place or part of a place.
小凹陷
a small concavity
After two hours of class, the students were eager for recess.
上了两小时的课后，学生们都渴望休息。
The judge called for a short recess to review the evidence.
法官宣布短暂休庭以审查证据。
The children played on the swings during morning recess.
孩子们在上午休息时间荡秋千。
表示休会或休息状态。
The court is in recess until next week.
法庭休庭到下周。
常用于会议或课堂。
Let's take a recess for lunch.
我们休息一下吃午饭吧。
表示物理凹陷。
There is a small recess in the wall.
墙上有一个小凹处。
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学校课间休息
The children played on the playground during school recess.
孩子们在学校课间休息时在操场上玩。
休会中；休庭中
Parliament is in recess for the summer.
议会夏季休会。
休会任命
The president made a recess appointment while the Senate was away.
参议院休会期间，总统进行了休会任命。
……的深处；……的幽深处
He explored the recesses of his mind for creative ideas.
他探索自己思维的深处寻找创意。
墙上的凹处；壁龛
The statue was placed in a recess in the wall.
雕像被放在墙上的凹处。
在某人的心灵/记忆深处
Somewhere in the recesses of his mind, he knew she was telling the truth.
在他心灵深处的某个地方，他知道她说的是实话。
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学校课间休息叫 recess，也指墙壁凹进去的壁龛——休息时躲在凹处。
语域：mixed 常见场景：school breaks、court or congressional sessions、architecture and anatomy descriptions recess 作名词时，表示“课间休息/休会”多用于学校、法庭或议会等场景，语气较中性；表示“凹处/壁龛”时常见于建筑、解剖等描述，较正式。具体语气需根据语境判断。
注意：'recess' 作为名词时为可数名词。
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