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on the desk
表示物体在桌面上。
There are many books on the desk.
桌上有很多书。
书桌；办公桌；写字台
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书桌；办公桌；写字台
a piece of furniture with a flat writing surface and usually drawers or compartments
There are many books on the desk.
桌上有很多书。
用于写作和阅读的桌子、架子或箱子,过去通常有倾斜的顶部,现在通常是平的,常有抽屉或储藏室
A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.
带有书写表面,通常有抽屉或其他隔层的家具
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
用于支撑礼拜仪式读物的阅读桌或讲台,与讲道的讲坛不同；在美国尤其指讲坛。因此象征性地用于指神职人员
A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit from which the sermon is preached; also (especially in the United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for the clerical profession.
在某些类型的企业中负责特定主题或重点的部门,如报纸和金融交易公司
A department tasked with a particular topic or focus in certain types of businesses, such as newspapers and financial trading firms.
I keep my laptop and notebooks on my desk.
我把笔记本电脑和笔记本放在书桌上。
She sat at her desk and started writing the report.
她坐在办公桌前开始写报告。
The teacher asked us to clear our desks before the test.
老师让我们在考试前把课桌收拾干净。
表示物体在桌面上。
There are many books on the desk.
桌上有很多书。
表示在工作或学习的场所。
She spends all day at her desk.
她整天坐在办公桌前。
desk常与其他名词组合成复合词。
I need a new desk lamp.
我需要一盏新台灯。
Not this
He is sitting at the table to study.
Use this
He is sitting at the desk to study.
中文的‘桌子’泛指table和desk，但学习和办公用的桌子英语中应用desk。
Not this
I have desk in my room.
Use this
I have a desk in my room.
desk是可数名词单数，前面需要加冠词a。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
在书桌上
There is a computer on the desk.
书桌上有一台电脑。
在办公桌前
She is sitting at her desk.
她坐在办公桌前。
台灯
I need a new desk lamp.
我需要一盏新台灯。
书桌抽屉
He opened the desk drawer.
他打开了书桌抽屉。
案头工作
He prefers a desk job to fieldwork.
他更喜欢案头工作而非外勤。
办公桌空间
We need more desk space in this office.
这间办公室需要更多办公桌空间。
案头工作；办公室工作
After years of fieldwork, he finally got a desk job.
经过多年的实地考察，他终于得到了一份案头工作。
办公室工作人员（常含贬义）
He's tired of being a desk jockey and wants to work outdoors.
他厌倦了做办公室工作，想到户外工作。
桌面研究；案头研究
The report was based primarily on a desk study of existing data.
该报告主要基于对现有数据的桌面研究。
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
desk 发音像'待思课'，想象在书桌上思考功课。
中性，常用于办公室、学校或家庭等日常环境。
可数名词，复数形式为 desks。
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