desk

/desk/ (bre, ipa) · /desk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdesk/ (ame, mw)

desk — 名詞

  • desksingular
  • desksplural

1. A flat-topped work surface, often fitted with drawers, where a person sits to st

1.名詞A1
釋義

書桌；辦公桌

用來閱讀、書寫或使用電腦的桌子

A flat-topped work surface, often fitted with drawers, where a person sits to study, handle paperwork, or use a computer.

例句

Luca cleared his desk before starting the new project.

Luca 在開始新專案之前先把書桌清理乾淨。

possessive + desk for personal workspace

The old oak desk has been in the Watanabe family for three generations.

那張老橡木書桌在 Watanabe 家已經傳了三代。

同義詞
  • table

    general flat surface; used for dining or meetings rather than individual work

  • workbench

    sturdy surface for physical tasks such as woodwork or repairs

  • bureau

    formal, old-fashioned term for a writing desk with drawers and a sloping top

文法句型

[possessive] + desk

at + [possessive] + desk

adjective + desk

常見錯誤

❌I put the dinner plates on the desk.
✅I put the dinner plates on the table.
💡desks are designed for working; tables are for dining or general use.

2. A counter or area in a hotel, airport, or other public building where staff prov

2.名詞A2
釋義

櫃檯；服務台

旅館、機場等提供資訊或服務的櫃檯

A counter or area in a hotel, airport, or other public building where staff provide information, accept payments, or help customers.

例句

The reception desk at the Grand Hotel is open twenty-four hours a day.

大飯店的接待櫃檯全天二十四小時開放。

the + [service type] + desk for public counters

Sade went to the check-in desk and handed over her passport.

Sade 走到報到櫃檯，遞上了她的護照。

同義詞
  • counter

    a long flat surface in a shop or public building where customers are served

  • service counter

    explicitly emphasizes the function of providing service to customers

  • reception

    the specific area in a hotel or office where guests are greeted and checked in

文法句型

the + [service type] + desk

at the + [service type] + desk

front desk

用法筆記

Commonly preceded by a noun that specifies the kind of service, such as front desk, check-in desk, reception desk, or information desk.

常見錯誤

❌Please call the front table for help.
✅Please call the front desk for help.
💡a service counter is called a desk, not a table, even if it looks similar.

3. The section of a newspaper, television station, or radio company that handles ne

3.名詞B2
釋義

部門

報社或電視台負責特定領域的編輯部門

The section of a newspaper, television station, or radio company that handles news reporting and editing for a particular subject area.

例句

Sumin works on the sports desk for a national daily newspaper.

Sumin 在一家全國性日報的體育部工作。

the + [subject] + desk for news departments

The foreign desk sent a reporter to cover the election results.

國際新聞部派了一名記者去報導選舉結果。

同義詞
  • department

    general term for any division of an organisation, not limited to media

  • bureau

    a regional office of a news organisation, often in a different city or country

  • section

    a subdivision within a newspaper; broader in meaning than desk

文法句型

the + [subject] + desk

on the + [subject] + desk

用法筆記

Only used within media organizations. The name of the specialised area — sports, foreign, city, culture, arts — directly precedes 'desk' without any connecting word.

常見錯誤

❌I work on the sports table at a newspaper.
✅I work on the sports desk at a newspaper.
💡media departments are always called desks, not tables.

4. In classical music ensembles, the spot occupied by a pair of musicians performin

4.名詞C1
釋義

譜架席

管弦樂團中兩位同樂器演奏者共用的座位

In classical music ensembles, the spot occupied by a pair of musicians performing the same instrument, sharing one music stand.

例句

The first violin desk played the melody with precise coordination.

第一小提琴譜架席以精準的協調奏出主旋律。

the + [rank] + [instrument] + desk for orchestral hierarchy

Both clarinet players at the same desk turned the page together.

同一譜架席的兩位單簧管樂手一起翻頁。

同義詞
  • stand

    short for music stand; informally used to refer to the same shared seating position

  • seating position

    descriptive term for where a musician sits within an orchestral section

文法句型

the + [instrument] + desk

[ordinal] + [instrument] + desk

用法筆記

Almost exclusively used in orchestral contexts. Each desk has a 'principal' or 'first-chair' player on the outside seat who leads the pair. The term does not apply to pianists or harpists, who sit separately.

常見錯誤

❌The pianist sat at the first desk.
✅The first violinist sat at the first desk.
💡desk seating in an orchestra applies to string, wind, and brass players, but not to pianists or harpists.