| 单词 | desk |
| 释义 | desk /desk/, n. 1. an article of furniture having a broad, usually level, writing surface, as well as drawers or compartments for papers, writing materials, etc. 2. a frame for supporting a book from which the service is read in a church. 3. a pulpit. 4. the section of a large organization, as a governmental bureau or newspaper, having authority over and responsibility for particular operations within the organization: city desk; foreign desk. 5. a table or counter, as in a library or office, at which a specific job is performed or a service offered: an information desk; reception desk. 6. a stand used to support sheet music; music stand. 7. (in an orchestra) a seat or position assigned by rank (usually used in combination): a first-desk flutist. adj. 8. of or pertaining to a writing desk: a desk drawer. 9. of a size or form suitable for use on a desk: desk dictionary. 10. done at or based on a desk, as in an office or schoolroom: He used to be a traveling salesman, but now he has a desk job. [1350-1400; ME deske < ML desca, descus desk, lectern, prob. < a Romance-influenced form of L discus DISCUS; cf. DAIS, DISH, ML discus refectory table] |
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