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单词 desk
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desknoun [ C ]

uk/desk/us/desk/

desk noun [ C ] (TABLE)

A1 a type of table that you can work at, often one with drawers:

an office/school desk
She sat at her desk writing letters.
He had a pile of papers on his desk.
The report arrived on/landed on/reached my desk (= I received it) this morning.

More examples

  • Gwen sat at her desk, surrounded by books and papers.
  • I busied myself with tidying up my desk.
  • The desks in the room were arranged in rows of ten.
  • "Where's my pen? It was on my desk a minute ago." "You left it by the phone."
  • He produced a letter from his desk which he asked me to read.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Tables & desks

  • bedside table
  • bench
  • benchtop
  • bureau
  • card table
  • coffee table
  • desktop
  • drafting table
  • dressing table
  • drop-leaf table
  • high table
  • kitchen counter
  • leaf
  • table
  • the dinner table
  • trestle
  • trestle table
  • vanity
  • washstand
  • writing desk

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desk noun [ C ] (SERVICE AREA)

a place, often with a counter (= a long flat narrow surface) especially in a hotel or airport, where you can get information or service:

a check-in/information/reception desk

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Hotels & hostels

  • bellboy
  • bellhop
  • check out
  • dive
  • double room
  • European plan
  • five-star
  • guest book
  • gîte
  • hotel
  • lobby
  • maid
  • motor lodge
  • pet-friendly
  • proprietor
  • reception
  • single
  • twin bed
  • visitors' book
  • youth hostel

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Parts of buildings: passages & entrance areas

desk noun [ C ] (NEWSPAPER OFFICE)

an office that deals with a particular type of news for a newspaper or broadcasting company:

the foreign/sports desk
Now let's hear from Sue at our travel desk.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

News reporting & the press

  • ambulance chaser
  • city desk
  • CNN
  • court correspondent
  • coverage
  • hack
  • lay
  • lead with sth
  • lobby correspondent
  • muckraking
  • news agency
  • news conference
  • press box
  • reporter
  • silly season
  • spoiler
  • story
  • syndicate
  • syndicated
  • the gutter press

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