desk S2 W2 / desk / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a piece of furniture like a table, usually with drawers in it, that you sit at to write and work :

Marie was sitting at her desk.

2 a place where you can get information or use a particular service in a hotel, airport etc :

the reception desk

the check-in desk

3 an office that deals with a particular subject, especially in newspapers or television

the news/sports desk

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

tidy How come your desk is always so tidy?

cluttered (= covered with papers, books etc in an untidy way ) His desk is so cluttered he can’t find anything.

empty (= that no one is using ) There are one or two empty desks in the office.

a school desk The children are at their school desks by 8:30 in the morning.

an office desk I got back from holiday to find piles of papers on my office desk.

a writing desk (= that you use for writing letters etc ) Under the window was a small writing desk.

a wooden/mahogany/rosewood etc desk He sat at a plain wooden desk.

动词

sit at a desk I don’t want to do a job in which I’m sitting at a desk all day.

get up from your desk He got up from his desk to welcome the visitors.

tidy your desk I need to tidy my desk.

clear your desk (= remove all the papers etc from it ) It’s a good idea to clear your desk regularly.

desk + NOUN

a desk job (= working mostly at a desk in an office ) He left his desk job to become a gardener.

a desk drawer I think I left my car keys in the desk drawer.

a desk lamp Don’t forget to switch off the desk lamp.