recess

英 [rɪ'ses; 'riːses] 美['risɛs]

• n. 休息；休会；凹处
• vt. 使凹进；把…放在隐蔽处
• vi. 休息；休假

1. a state of abeyance or suspended business

2. a small concavity

3. an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

4. an enclosure that is set back or indented

5. a pause from doing something (as work);

"we took a 10-minute break"

"he took time out to recuperate"