Definition of desk in English:

desk

noun dɛskdɛsk

1A piece of furniture with a flat or sloping surface and typically with drawers, at which one can read, write, or do other work.
he sat at his desk, reading reports
as modifier a desk job
Example sentencesExamples
- Their problems seem incredibly distant most of the time, and are easy to ignore when we're sitting at our desks writing code.
- My producer reached into his desk drawer and pulled out a few pieces of paper held together with a paper clip.
- I made my self comfortable on a pile of maps as he sat behind his desk and started reading.
- We spent hours silently clearing drawers, desks, shelves, nooks and crannies in our beds, and closets.
- From one of the drawers in her desk she pulled out a yellowing piece of paper.
- I woke shortly after dawn, which is normal, and sat down at my desk for the morning writing session.
- You can drop under a sturdy piece of furniture, a desk or table and hold on until the shaking stops.
- His specialty was making caskets and exquisite pieces of household furniture, including walnut desks and mantel pieces.
- She looked ahead and saw Llewellyn sitting at a desk writing something.
- I went into the apartment building, there was a young man sitting at a desk, reading some book.
- With a malevolence smile, she opened her desk drawer and pulled out a piece of parchment and a feather.
- He took out the strap and slammed the belt down on the flat surface of the desk for emphasis.
- He started grabbing various things and slamming them against walls, bureau drawers, and desks, not caring what he was throwing.
- Both are wearing robes, Christopher is watching Lydia as she sits at the desk writing.
- Currently, a minimum of 38,000 pupils sit in classes without desks and write in their books supported by their knees.
- She sat down on the chair at her desk and pulled a small mirror out of the top desk drawer.
- Most of the students sat quietly at their desks, some apparently reading the text, others just looking around the room.
- I pulled on my night gown and sat at the small desk and wrote in my journal as I always did.
- They're worried that they're vulnerable to another attack while officials sit behind desks writing reports.
- Bloom rummaged in his desk drawer and pulled out a laminated map of the building.
Synonyms
table, work surface, bureau, writing desk, writing table, roll-top desk, lectern
counter
British davenport
French escritoire, secretaire
2A counter in a hotel, bank, or airport at which a customer may check in or obtain information.
the reception desk
Example sentencesExamples
- The bank has started personal banking desks at select branches across the country.
- Last Christmas in Rome my son went to the hotel desk to order a taxi to the airport.
- Your finances are in tatters, your blood pressure is rising and the queue for the bank cashiers' desks is never-ending.
- I checked in at the desk and found myself a couch near the bathroom on which to relax.
- In the new centre, each agency has dedicated desks with banks of screens giving them the latest information and the ability to zoom in on any part of the area on detailed maps.
- Quickly I found the information desk and paused in front of a woman who was working at a computer.
- When perfected the new system will be used and adopted by fast food outlets, video rental companies, airlines, hotel check-in desks and pharmacies.
- Manchester Airport is also recruiting 17 new staff to man information desks at its three terminals.
- Last-chance providers such as foreign-exchange desks in airports and ferry terminals tend to offer the poorest value.
- As I got through the main doors, just to the right of the information desk, I saw this amazing space.
- Someone else was in his bed, so I went down to the desk to check if he was in a different room.
- She knew that she was now in the lobby, since the main doors were there and there were reception desks.
- She runs the information desk - you would have seen her earlier when you signed in.
- The center area held the information desks and other high-tech kiosks, decked out with intricate marble highlights.
- When I got to the hotel lobby it was deserted so I just left my room key behind the reception desk and headed out into the street.
- They walked up to the reception desk and were met with a waiter who led them to a small table for two.
- Having enquired at all car rental information desks at Dublin airport, the answer was alas the same.
- I had a password and access to the system in order to check arrivals at the Reception desk.
- They walked together with me from the reception desk to the security check area.
- They laughed and hurried sheepishly downstairs, leaving the key on the reception desk in the hotel lobby.
3with modifier A specified section of a newspaper or broadcasting organization.
he landed a job on the sports desk
Example sentencesExamples
- There's a definite air of lethargy in the air tonight, and not just on the sports desk.
- The sports desk at the paper's office was a quarter of a very large room; here, it's literally one sports desk.
- Rumors from the media market suggest that panic is rife at several editorial desks.
- Reuters' global photo desks will move to Singapore, as will its graphics service, currently in Miami.
- Nine years ago, the Times sports desk asked me to go to Wembley to write about football.
4Music
A position in an orchestra at which two players share a music stand.
an extra desk of first and second violins
Example sentencesExamples
- He began by telling us that he had no score; so he stood up alongside of the first-violin desk and prepared to conduct.
- It will be fine if you plan to scratch away in the back desk of the second violins of an amateur orchestra.
- We could hardly keep our faces straight and some of the musicians at the back desks laughed behind their music wholeheartedly.
- Intriguingly enough, you didn't try to make a big name for yourself as a cellist but kept your eye on a conducting career from the cello desk.
- When the Los Angeles symphony orchestra tumbled into the red, he reorganized it, filled up its coffers - and for two years played at its first cello desk.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin desca, probably based on Provençal desca 'basket' or Italian desco 'table, butcher's block', both based on Latin discus (see discus).

see disc, dish

Rhymes

arabesque, burlesque, Dantesque, grotesque, humoresque, Junoesque, Kafkaesque, Moresque, picaresque, picturesque, plateresque, Pythonesque, Romanesque, sculpturesque, statuesque

Definition of desk in US English:

desk

noundeskdɛsk

1A piece of furniture with a flat or sloped surface and typically with drawers, at which one can read, write, or do other work.
Example sentencesExamples
- With a malevolence smile, she opened her desk drawer and pulled out a piece of parchment and a feather.
- He took out the strap and slammed the belt down on the flat surface of the desk for emphasis.
- Their problems seem incredibly distant most of the time, and are easy to ignore when we're sitting at our desks writing code.
- We spent hours silently clearing drawers, desks, shelves, nooks and crannies in our beds, and closets.
- Most of the students sat quietly at their desks, some apparently reading the text, others just looking around the room.
- He started grabbing various things and slamming them against walls, bureau drawers, and desks, not caring what he was throwing.
- They're worried that they're vulnerable to another attack while officials sit behind desks writing reports.
- His specialty was making caskets and exquisite pieces of household furniture, including walnut desks and mantel pieces.
- Bloom rummaged in his desk drawer and pulled out a laminated map of the building.
- I made my self comfortable on a pile of maps as he sat behind his desk and started reading.
- She sat down on the chair at her desk and pulled a small mirror out of the top desk drawer.
- She looked ahead and saw Llewellyn sitting at a desk writing something.
- My producer reached into his desk drawer and pulled out a few pieces of paper held together with a paper clip.
- I woke shortly after dawn, which is normal, and sat down at my desk for the morning writing session.
- Both are wearing robes, Christopher is watching Lydia as she sits at the desk writing.
- You can drop under a sturdy piece of furniture, a desk or table and hold on until the shaking stops.
- From one of the drawers in her desk she pulled out a yellowing piece of paper.
- Currently, a minimum of 38,000 pupils sit in classes without desks and write in their books supported by their knees.
- I pulled on my night gown and sat at the small desk and wrote in my journal as I always did.
- I went into the apartment building, there was a young man sitting at a desk, reading some book.
Synonyms
table, work surface, bureau, writing desk, writing table, roll-top desk, lectern
1. 1.1Music A position in an orchestra at which two players share a music stand.
  an extra desk of first and second violins
  Example sentencesExamples
  Intriguingly enough, you didn't try to make a big name for yourself as a cellist but kept your eye on a conducting career from the cello desk.
  He began by telling us that he had no score; so he stood up alongside of the first-violin desk and prepared to conduct.
  It will be fine if you plan to scratch away in the back desk of the second violins of an amateur orchestra.
  When the Los Angeles symphony orchestra tumbled into the red, he reorganized it, filled up its coffers - and for two years played at its first cello desk.
  We could hardly keep our faces straight and some of the musicians at the back desks laughed behind their music wholeheartedly.
2. 1.2 A counter in a hotel, bank, or airport at which a customer may check in or obtain information.
  the reception desk
  Example sentencesExamples
  I checked in at the desk and found myself a couch near the bathroom on which to relax.
  They laughed and hurried sheepishly downstairs, leaving the key on the reception desk in the hotel lobby.
  Someone else was in his bed, so I went down to the desk to check if he was in a different room.
  Last-chance providers such as foreign-exchange desks in airports and ferry terminals tend to offer the poorest value.
  Manchester Airport is also recruiting 17 new staff to man information desks at its three terminals.
  As I got through the main doors, just to the right of the information desk, I saw this amazing space.
  Having enquired at all car rental information desks at Dublin airport, the answer was alas the same.
  When I got to the hotel lobby it was deserted so I just left my room key behind the reception desk and headed out into the street.
  I had a password and access to the system in order to check arrivals at the Reception desk.
  She runs the information desk - you would have seen her earlier when you signed in.
  Last Christmas in Rome my son went to the hotel desk to order a taxi to the airport.
  They walked up to the reception desk and were met with a waiter who led them to a small table for two.
  They walked together with me from the reception desk to the security check area.
  The center area held the information desks and other high-tech kiosks, decked out with intricate marble highlights.
  She knew that she was now in the lobby, since the main doors were there and there were reception desks.
  In the new centre, each agency has dedicated desks with banks of screens giving them the latest information and the ability to zoom in on any part of the area on detailed maps.
  Your finances are in tatters, your blood pressure is rising and the queue for the bank cashiers' desks is never-ending.
  The bank has started personal banking desks at select branches across the country.
  When perfected the new system will be used and adopted by fast food outlets, video rental companies, airlines, hotel check-in desks and pharmacies.
  Quickly I found the information desk and paused in front of a woman who was working at a computer.
3. 1.3with modifier A specified section of a news organization, especially a newspaper.
  he landed a job on the sports desk
  Example sentencesExamples
  Reuters' global photo desks will move to Singapore, as will its graphics service, currently in Miami.
  The sports desk at the paper's office was a quarter of a very large room; here, it's literally one sports desk.
  There's a definite air of lethargy in the air tonight, and not just on the sports desk.
  Nine years ago, the Times sports desk asked me to go to Wembley to write about football.
  Rumors from the media market suggest that panic is rife at several editorial desks.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin desca, probably based on Provençal desca ‘basket’ or Italian desco ‘table, butcher's block’, both based on Latin discus (see discus).

单词	desk
释义	Definition of desk in English: desk noun dɛskdɛsk 1A piece of furniture with a flat or sloping surface and typically with drawers, at which one can read, write, or do other work. he sat at his desk, reading reports as modifier a desk job Example sentencesExamples Their problems seem incredibly distant most of the time, and are easy to ignore when we're sitting at our desks writing code. My producer reached into his desk drawer and pulled out a few pieces of paper held together with a paper clip. I made my self comfortable on a pile of maps as he sat behind his desk and started reading. We spent hours silently clearing drawers, desks, shelves, nooks and crannies in our beds, and closets. From one of the drawers in her desk she pulled out a yellowing piece of paper. I woke shortly after dawn, which is normal, and sat down at my desk for the morning writing session. You can drop under a sturdy piece of furniture, a desk or table and hold on until the shaking stops. His specialty was making caskets and exquisite pieces of household furniture, including walnut desks and mantel pieces. She looked ahead and saw Llewellyn sitting at a desk writing something. I went into the apartment building, there was a young man sitting at a desk, reading some book. With a malevolence smile, she opened her desk drawer and pulled out a piece of parchment and a feather. He took out the strap and slammed the belt down on the flat surface of the desk for emphasis. He started grabbing various things and slamming them against walls, bureau drawers, and desks, not caring what he was throwing. Both are wearing robes, Christopher is watching Lydia as she sits at the desk writing. Currently, a minimum of 38,000 pupils sit in classes without desks and write in their books supported by their knees. She sat down on the chair at her desk and pulled a small mirror out of the top desk drawer. Most of the students sat quietly at their desks, some apparently reading the text, others just looking around the room. I pulled on my night gown and sat at the small desk and wrote in my journal as I always did. They're worried that they're vulnerable to another attack while officials sit behind desks writing reports. Bloom rummaged in his desk drawer and pulled out a laminated map of the building. Synonyms table, work surface, bureau, writing desk, writing table, roll-top desk, lectern counter British davenport French escritoire, secretaire 2A counter in a hotel, bank, or airport at which a customer may check in or obtain information. the reception desk Example sentencesExamples The bank has started personal banking desks at select branches across the country. Last Christmas in Rome my son went to the hotel desk to order a taxi to the airport. Your finances are in tatters, your blood pressure is rising and the queue for the bank cashiers' desks is never-ending. I checked in at the desk and found myself a couch near the bathroom on which to relax. In the new centre, each agency has dedicated desks with banks of screens giving them the latest information and the ability to zoom in on any part of the area on detailed maps. Quickly I found the information desk and paused in front of a woman who was working at a computer. When perfected the new system will be used and adopted by fast food outlets, video rental companies, airlines, hotel check-in desks and pharmacies. Manchester Airport is also recruiting 17 new staff to man information desks at its three terminals. Last-chance providers such as foreign-exchange desks in airports and ferry terminals tend to offer the poorest value. As I got through the main doors, just to the right of the information desk, I saw this amazing space. Someone else was in his bed, so I went down to the desk to check if he was in a different room. She knew that she was now in the lobby, since the main doors were there and there were reception desks. She runs the information desk - you would have seen her earlier when you signed in. The center area held the information desks and other high-tech kiosks, decked out with intricate marble highlights. When I got to the hotel lobby it was deserted so I just left my room key behind the reception desk and headed out into the street. They walked up to the reception desk and were met with a waiter who led them to a small table for two. Having enquired at all car rental information desks at Dublin airport, the answer was alas the same. I had a password and access to the system in order to check arrivals at the Reception desk. They walked together with me from the reception desk to the security check area. They laughed and hurried sheepishly downstairs, leaving the key on the reception desk in the hotel lobby. 3with modifier A specified section of a newspaper or broadcasting organization. he landed a job on the sports desk Example sentencesExamples There's a definite air of lethargy in the air tonight, and not just on the sports desk. The sports desk at the paper's office was a quarter of a very large room; here, it's literally one sports desk. Rumors from the media market suggest that panic is rife at several editorial desks. Reuters' global photo desks will move to Singapore, as will its graphics service, currently in Miami. Nine years ago, the Times sports desk asked me to go to Wembley to write about football. 4Music A position in an orchestra at which two players share a music stand. an extra desk of first and second violins Example sentencesExamples He began by telling us that he had no score; so he stood up alongside of the first-violin desk and prepared to conduct. It will be fine if you plan to scratch away in the back desk of the second violins of an amateur orchestra. We could hardly keep our faces straight and some of the musicians at the back desks laughed behind their music wholeheartedly. Intriguingly enough, you didn't try to make a big name for yourself as a cellist but kept your eye on a conducting career from the cello desk. When the Los Angeles symphony orchestra tumbled into the red, he reorganized it, filled up its coffers - and for two years played at its first cello desk. Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin desca, probably based on Provençal desca 'basket' or Italian desco 'table, butcher's block', both based on Latin discus (see discus). see disc, dish Rhymes arabesque, burlesque, Dantesque, grotesque, humoresque, Junoesque, Kafkaesque, Moresque, picaresque, picturesque, plateresque, Pythonesque, Romanesque, sculpturesque, statuesque Definition of desk in US English: desk noundeskdɛsk 1A piece of furniture with a flat or sloped surface and typically with drawers, at which one can read, write, or do other work. Example sentencesExamples With a malevolence smile, she opened her desk drawer and pulled out a piece of parchment and a feather. He took out the strap and slammed the belt down on the flat surface of the desk for emphasis. Their problems seem incredibly distant most of the time, and are easy to ignore when we're sitting at our desks writing code. We spent hours silently clearing drawers, desks, shelves, nooks and crannies in our beds, and closets. Most of the students sat quietly at their desks, some apparently reading the text, others just looking around the room. He started grabbing various things and slamming them against walls, bureau drawers, and desks, not caring what he was throwing. They're worried that they're vulnerable to another attack while officials sit behind desks writing reports. His specialty was making caskets and exquisite pieces of household furniture, including walnut desks and mantel pieces. Bloom rummaged in his desk drawer and pulled out a laminated map of the building. I made my self comfortable on a pile of maps as he sat behind his desk and started reading. She sat down on the chair at her desk and pulled a small mirror out of the top desk drawer. She looked ahead and saw Llewellyn sitting at a desk writing something. My producer reached into his desk drawer and pulled out a few pieces of paper held together with a paper clip. I woke shortly after dawn, which is normal, and sat down at my desk for the morning writing session. Both are wearing robes, Christopher is watching Lydia as she sits at the desk writing. You can drop under a sturdy piece of furniture, a desk or table and hold on until the shaking stops. From one of the drawers in her desk she pulled out a yellowing piece of paper. Currently, a minimum of 38,000 pupils sit in classes without desks and write in their books supported by their knees. I pulled on my night gown and sat at the small desk and wrote in my journal as I always did. I went into the apartment building, there was a young man sitting at a desk, reading some book. Synonyms table, work surface, bureau, writing desk, writing table, roll-top desk, lectern 1.1Music A position in an orchestra at which two players share a music stand. an extra desk of first and second violins Example sentencesExamples Intriguingly enough, you didn't try to make a big name for yourself as a cellist but kept your eye on a conducting career from the cello desk. He began by telling us that he had no score; so he stood up alongside of the first-violin desk and prepared to conduct. It will be fine if you plan to scratch away in the back desk of the second violins of an amateur orchestra. When the Los Angeles symphony orchestra tumbled into the red, he reorganized it, filled up its coffers - and for two years played at its first cello desk. We could hardly keep our faces straight and some of the musicians at the back desks laughed behind their music wholeheartedly. 1.2 A counter in a hotel, bank, or airport at which a customer may check in or obtain information. the reception desk Example sentencesExamples I checked in at the desk and found myself a couch near the bathroom on which to relax. They laughed and hurried sheepishly downstairs, leaving the key on the reception desk in the hotel lobby. Someone else was in his bed, so I went down to the desk to check if he was in a different room. Last-chance providers such as foreign-exchange desks in airports and ferry terminals tend to offer the poorest value. Manchester Airport is also recruiting 17 new staff to man information desks at its three terminals. As I got through the main doors, just to the right of the information desk, I saw this amazing space. Having enquired at all car rental information desks at Dublin airport, the answer was alas the same. When I got to the hotel lobby it was deserted so I just left my room key behind the reception desk and headed out into the street. I had a password and access to the system in order to check arrivals at the Reception desk. She runs the information desk - you would have seen her earlier when you signed in. Last Christmas in Rome my son went to the hotel desk to order a taxi to the airport. They walked up to the reception desk and were met with a waiter who led them to a small table for two. They walked together with me from the reception desk to the security check area. The center area held the information desks and other high-tech kiosks, decked out with intricate marble highlights. She knew that she was now in the lobby, since the main doors were there and there were reception desks. In the new centre, each agency has dedicated desks with banks of screens giving them the latest information and the ability to zoom in on any part of the area on detailed maps. Your finances are in tatters, your blood pressure is rising and the queue for the bank cashiers' desks is never-ending. The bank has started personal banking desks at select branches across the country. When perfected the new system will be used and adopted by fast food outlets, video rental companies, airlines, hotel check-in desks and pharmacies. Quickly I found the information desk and paused in front of a woman who was working at a computer. 1.3with modifier A specified section of a news organization, especially a newspaper. he landed a job on the sports desk Example sentencesExamples Reuters' global photo desks will move to Singapore, as will its graphics service, currently in Miami. The sports desk at the paper's office was a quarter of a very large room; here, it's literally one sports desk. There's a definite air of lethargy in the air tonight, and not just on the sports desk. Nine years ago, the Times sports desk asked me to go to Wembley to write about football. Rumors from the media market suggest that panic is rife at several editorial desks. Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin desca, probably based on Provençal desca ‘basket’ or Italian desco ‘table, butcher's block’, both based on Latin discus (see discus).
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