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recess

B2 verb

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  1. đặt lùi vào

    To position (something) a distance behind another thing; to set back.

    transitive

  2. khoét lõm

    To make a recess (noun senses 1 and 1.1) in (something).

    often · transitive

    to recess a wall

  3. gắn vào hốc

    Often preceded by in or into: to inset (something) into a recess or niche.

    also · often · reflexive · transitive

    That gargoyle recesses into the rest of architecture.

  4. giấu

    To conceal, to hide.

    figuratively · transitive

    Get near fat Mr. Dutton, and behind the screen of his prodigious elbow, you will be comfortably recessed from curious impertinents.

  5. tạm hoãn

    To temporarily suspend (a meeting, the proceedings of an official body, etc.).

    us · transitive

    When Congress is recessed, he makes himself acquainted with those free United States, of which he is the gifted son.

  6. bổ nhiệm trong kỳ nghỉ

    To make a recess appointment in respect of (someone).

    us · informal · transitive

  7. tạm nghỉ

    Of a meeting, the proceedings of an official body, etc.: to adjourn, to take a break.

    us · intransitive

    Class will recess for 20 minutes.

  8. tạm ngừng họp

    Of an official body: to suspend proceedings for a period of time.

    us · intransitive

    This court shall recess for its lunch break now.

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