on the desk
表示物体在桌面上。
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；带有书写表面,通常有抽屉或其他隔层的家具；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；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；乐团中弦乐演奏者的工作站,包括椅子和乐谱架,或一排这样的工作站
a piece of furniture with a flat writing surface and usually drawers or compartments
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.
乐团中弦乐演奏者的工作站,包括椅子和乐谱架,或一排这样的工作站
A station for a string player in an orchestra, consisting of a chair and a music stand, or a row of such stations.
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。
用法提示：desk 是名词，指书桌/办公桌。
She sat at her desk and started writing the report.
她坐在办公桌前开始写报告。
用法提示：desk 作名词，指办公桌。
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。
用法提示：desks 是 desk 的复数形式，仍为名词，表示课桌。
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。
比desk更通用，通常不带抽屉
现代办公环境中的desk，常配备电脑
特指用于书写的desk，通常较窄
英式英语，带抽屉的写字桌
grammar · medium
易错句子He is sitting at the table to study.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have desk in my room.
正确表达I have a desk in my room.
desk是可数名词单数，前面需要加冠词a。
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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