1[countableC, uncountableU]PGPSCT a time during the day or year when no work is done, especially in parliament, lawcourts etc 暂停;休息;休会(期);休庭(期)
Parliament’s summer recess
议会的夏季休会期
2[uncountableU]American EnglishAmESES a shortperiod of time between lessons at a school when children can go outdoors and play 课间休息SYN British English break
Her favorite things at school are music and recess.
4the recesses of somethingIN/INSIDEthe inner hidden parts of something 某事物的隐秘[幽深]处
the deep recesses of the cave
洞穴的幽深处
fears hidden away in the darker recesses of her mind
隐藏在她内心深处的恐惧
Examples from the Corpus
the recesses of something• the dark recesses of the basement• He had tried to sleep, but the horrific apparitions surfaced out of the recesses of his unconscious and frightened him.