disk
disk — 名詞
1. A flat, round piece of plastic or metal that stores computer data, music, or oth
磁碟；光碟
儲存資料的扁平圓形裝置
A flat, round piece of plastic or metal that stores computer data, music, or other information in a way that a machine can read.
Xiu saved all her school project files onto an external hard disk.
Xiu 把所有學校專題檔案存到一顆外接硬碟裡。
collocation: hard disk / external hard disk
Minh accidentally scratched the game disk, so it would not load anymore.
Minh 不小心刮傷了遊戲光碟，所以它再也無法讀取。
collocation: game disk
The old record shop still sells vinyl disks for vintage music players.
那家老唱片行仍然賣黑膠唱片給老式唱機使用。
Layla keeps her family photos on a compact disk in a labelled case.
Layla 把家庭照片存在一個貼有標籤的盒子裡的光碟中。
- hard drive
specifically a computer's permanent storage device, not removable like a CD
- CD
a type of optical disk used for music or data, narrower in meaning
- platter
the internal metal disk inside a hard drive; technical jargon
文法句型
a/the + disk
disk + noun (disk drive, disk space)
noun + disk (hard disk, compact disk)
用法筆記
In computing, 'disk' often refers to magnetic storage (hard disk drive), while 'disc' is more common for optical media (CD, DVD). This distinction is not always followed in everyday use.
常見錯誤
2. Any object that is thin, flat, and round in shape, like a circle you can hold.
圓盤
扁平圓形物體
Any object that is thin, flat, and round in shape, like a circle you can hold.
A metal disk about the size of a dinner plate sat on the workbench.
一個跟餐盤差不多大的金屬圓盤放在工作檯上。
The children watched the bright disk of the sun sink below the hills.
孩子們看著明亮的太陽圓盤沉到山丘下方。
metaphorical use: disk of the sun
Felix cut a disk of cork to use as a coaster for his coffee cup.
Felix 切了一片軟木圓片當作咖啡杯的杯墊。
Andrés noticed a small red disk on the machine's control panel.
Andrés 注意到機器控制面板上有一個小小的紅色圓片。
文法句型
a/the + disk
disk + of + noun (disk of metal, disk of the sun)
3. A different way of writing the word 'disc.' The two spellings are used in differ
同 disc
disc 的另一種拼法
A different way of writing the word 'disc.' The two spellings are used in different varieties of English and different technical contexts.
Eitan's spell-checker flagged 'disc' as an error, so he changed it to 'disk'.
Eitan 的拼字檢查將 'disc' 標示為錯誤，所以他把它改成 'disk'。
spelling contrast: disc vs disk
Tanvi noticed her American textbook uses 'disk' while the British edition writes 'disc.'
Tanvi 注意到她的美式教科書用 'disk'，而英國版本則寫 'disc'。
regional spelling difference
Roya's email autocorrected 'disc' to 'disk,' confusing her colleague in London.
Roya 的電子郵件自動把 'disc' 修正成 'disk'，讓她在倫敦的同事一頭霧水。
The packaging said 'compact disc' but the manual called it a 'disk'.
包裝上寫著 'compact disc'，但說明書卻稱之為 'disk'。
- disc
the same word with a different spelling; the choice depends on region and context
用法筆記
In American English, 'disk' is standard for computer storage. In British English, 'disc' is preferred for most senses, especially optical media such as CDs and DVDs. For medical terms like 'slipped disc', the 'c' spelling is almost universal.
disk — 動詞
1. To prepare soil for planting by using a farming tool with round metal blades tha
用圓盤耙整地
用圓盤農具翻鬆土壤
To prepare soil for planting by using a farming tool with round metal blades that cut up and turn over the earth.
Yael spent the morning disking the field before planting the corn.
Yael 花了一整個早上用圓盤耙整地，準備種玉米。
progressive form: disking
After the harvest, Amira hired a tractor to disk the soil.
收割之後，Amira 雇了一輛曳引機來翻鬆土壤。
The farmer disks the land twice a year to loosen the hard ground.
農夫一年用圓盤耙整地兩次，讓硬結的土壤變鬆。
Iker learned how to disk a field during summer work on a farm.
Iker 在農場暑期打工時學會了如何用圓盤耙整地。
文法句型
disk + noun phrase (field, soil, land)
be + disking (progressive)
用法筆記
This sense is rare outside agricultural contexts. The more common general verb for preparing soil is 'till' or 'plow' (US) / 'plough' (UK). 'Disk' specifically refers to using a disk harrow.