desk
desk — 名詞
1. A flat-topped work surface, often fitted with drawers, where a person sits to st
書桌；辦公桌
用來閱讀、書寫或使用電腦的桌子
A flat-topped work surface, often fitted with drawers, where a person sits to study, handle paperwork, or use a computer.
Luca cleared his desk before starting the new project.
Luca 在開始新專案之前先把書桌清理乾淨。
possessive + desk for personal workspace
The old oak desk has been in the Watanabe family for three generations.
那張老橡木書桌在 Watanabe 家已經傳了三代。
Amihan pulled out the top drawer of her desk and found the letter.
Amihan 拉開書桌最上層的抽屜，找到了那封信。
Eitan pushed his chair back and stood up from the desk to stretch.
Eitan 把椅子往後推，從書桌前站起來伸了個懶腰。
文法句型
[possessive] + desk
at + [possessive] + desk
adjective + desk
常見錯誤
2. A counter or area in a hotel, airport, or other public building where staff prov
櫃檯；服務台
旅館、機場等提供資訊或服務的櫃檯
A counter or area in a hotel, airport, or other public building where staff provide information, accept payments, or help customers.
The reception desk at the Grand Hotel is open twenty-four hours a day.
大飯店的接待櫃檯全天二十四小時開放。
the + [service type] + desk for public counters
Sade went to the check-in desk and handed over her passport.
Sade 走到報到櫃檯，遞上了她的護照。
Kian left his room key at the front desk before going to the pool.
Kian 去游泳池之前先把房間鑰匙留在服務台。
Please ask at the information desk if you need a map of the museum.
如果你需要博物館地圖，請到詢問櫃檯索取。
- counter
a long flat surface in a shop or public building where customers are served
- service counter
explicitly emphasizes the function of providing service to customers
- reception
the specific area in a hotel or office where guests are greeted and checked in
文法句型
the + [service type] + desk
at the + [service type] + desk
front desk
用法筆記
Commonly preceded by a noun that specifies the kind of service, such as front desk, check-in desk, reception desk, or information desk.
常見錯誤
3. The section of a newspaper, television station, or radio company that handles ne
部門
報社或電視台負責特定領域的編輯部門
The section of a newspaper, television station, or radio company that handles news reporting and editing for a particular subject area.
Sumin works on the sports desk for a national daily newspaper.
Sumin 在一家全國性日報的體育部工作。
the + [subject] + desk for news departments
The foreign desk sent a reporter to cover the election results.
國際新聞部派了一名記者去報導選舉結果。
Evelyn called the city desk to pitch her article about local businesses.
Evelyn 打電話給地方新聞部，推銷她那篇關於本地商家的報導。
The culture desk is looking for someone to review the new film festival.
文化部正在找人為新的電影節寫評論。
- department
general term for any division of an organisation, not limited to media
- bureau
a regional office of a news organisation, often in a different city or country
- section
a subdivision within a newspaper; broader in meaning than desk
文法句型
the + [subject] + desk
on the + [subject] + desk
用法筆記
Only used within media organizations. The name of the specialised area — sports, foreign, city, culture, arts — directly precedes 'desk' without any connecting word.
常見錯誤
4. In classical music ensembles, the spot occupied by a pair of musicians performin
譜架席
管弦樂團中兩位同樂器演奏者共用的座位
In classical music ensembles, the spot occupied by a pair of musicians performing the same instrument, sharing one music stand.
The first violin desk played the melody with precise coordination.
第一小提琴譜架席以精準的協調奏出主旋律。
the + [rank] + [instrument] + desk for orchestral hierarchy
Both clarinet players at the same desk turned the page together.
同一譜架席的兩位單簧管樂手一起翻頁。
As a new member, Nellie was assigned to the second violin desk.
作為新成員，Nellie 被分配到第二小提琴譜架席。
The principal cellist at the first desk sets the bowing for the section.
第一譜架席的首席大提琴手為整個聲部設定弓法。
- stand
short for music stand; informally used to refer to the same shared seating position
- seating position
descriptive term for where a musician sits within an orchestral section
文法句型
the + [instrument] + desk
[ordinal] + [instrument] + desk
用法筆記
Almost exclusively used in orchestral contexts. Each desk has a 'principal' or 'first-chair' player on the outside seat who leads the pair. The term does not apply to pianists or harpists, who sit separately.