desk
noun · verbA1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
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.
She organized her notes neatly on her desk before starting the project.
The desk was cluttered with papers and books, making it hard to concentrate.
He sat at his desk for hours, trying to finish the report.
- 2.
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.
- 3.
A department tasked with a particular topic or focus in certain types of businesses, such as newspapers and financial trading firms.
the city desk, the sports desk
the options desk, the equities desk
- 4.
(abbreviation, alt of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of mixing desk.
- 5.
A station for a string player in an orchestra, consisting of a chair and a music stand, or a row of such stations.
The first four desks of cellos play separate parts, making a lush, Impressionist harmony.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To shut up, as in a desk; to treasure.
- 2.
(transitive)To equip with a desk or desks.
- 3.
(transitive)(transitive, journalism) To reject (an article submitted to a newspaper or academic journal etc.) on initial receipt, without reviewing it further.
Từ liên quan
Cùng gốc / liên quan
Từ có viền nét liền là đã có mục từ; viền nét đứt là chưa có trong dữ liệu.
Topic liên quan
Nguồn gốc từ
From Middle English deske, desque, from desca, modified from desco, from Latin discus. dais disc discus dish disk diskos. See also German Tisch, "table".