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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- desk [dεsk] [desk]
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1.
noun
书桌，办公桌，写字台，绘图桌
- The school has new desks for all the students.
- 学校给所有的学生都准备了新桌子。
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2.
noun
[American English]
[religion]
（教堂中的）读经台，讲道台；讲坛，布道坛
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3.
noun
文书（或办事员等）的职位（或职业）
- I am currently in a retail sales job but in two weeks I am starting a desk job.
- 我现在从事零售业，但两周以后我就要去坐办公室了。
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4.
noun
旅馆服务员工作台，旅馆中用作旅客登记、邮件收发的服务台，值勤人员的工作台
- She is now asking something in the reception desk.
- 她正在前台咨询一些问题。
- 5. noun （报馆）编辑部
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6.
noun
（管弦乐队的）乐谱架
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1.
noun
书桌，办公桌，写字台，绘图桌
Collins English-English Dictionary
- desk [dεsk]
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1.
n
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
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2.
n
a service counter or table in a public building, such as a hotel
- information desk
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3.
n
a support, lectern, or book rest for the book from which services are read in a church
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4.
n
the editorial section of a newspaper, etc, responsible for a particular subject
- the news desk
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5.
n
a music stand shared by two orchestral players
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6.
n
these two players
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7.
n
[modifier]
made for use at a desk
- a desk calendar
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8.
n
done at a desk
- a desk job
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9.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Medieval Latin desca table, from Latin discus disc, dish
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1.
n
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
Examples
- the city desk
- 本地新闻编辑部 → desk
- lay the pen on the desk
- 把笔放在桌上 → lay
- He leaned on the desk.
- 他靠在书桌上。 → lean
- the top left drawer of a desk
- 书桌左手最上端的抽屉 → left
- blew off the desk
- 从桌上吹掉 → off
- This desk is smaller than that.
- 这张桌子比那张小。 → this
- He may choose whichever (desk) he wishes.
- 他想要哪个桌子，就可以挑哪个桌子。 → whichever
- Which (desk) he chooses, they won't be pleased.
- 无论他挑选哪一个(桌子)，他们都不喜欢。 → whichever
- Put it on the desk. I need it within arm's reach.
- 把它放在桌子上吧，我希望伸手就能够得到。
- I hit my head on the desk.
- 我的头撞在了桌子上。 → hit
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