desk
noun [ C ] uk/desk/ us/desk/
(TABLE)
A1 （常指带抽屉的）书桌，办公桌，写字台
a type of table that you can work at, often one with drawers
an office/school desk 办公桌／课桌
She sat at her desk writing letters. 她坐在书桌前写信。
He had a pile of papers on his desk. 他的办公桌上有一摞文件。
The report arrived on/landed on/reached my desk (= I received it) this morning. 这份报告是今天早上送到我这里来的。
- More examples
- Gwen sat at her desk, surrounded by books and papers.
- I busied myself with tidying up my desk.
- The desks in the room were arranged in rows of ten.
- "Where's my pen? It was on my desk a minute ago." "You left it by the phone."
- He produced a letter from his desk which he asked me to read.
(SERVICE AREA)
（尤指酒店或机场的）服务台，问询处
a place, often with a counter (= a long flat narrow surface) especially in a hotel or airport, where you can get information or service
a check-in/information/reception desk 登机服务台／问讯处／接待处
(NEWSPAPER OFFICE)
（报纸或广播公司负责某一类新闻的）办公处，部，室，组
an office that deals with a particular type of news for a newspaper or broadcasting company
the foreign/sports desk 国际／体育部
Now let's hear from Sue at our travel desk. 现在我们来听听旅行部的苏带来的新闻。