desk, table

名詞 desk:

1. a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

1. There are three books on the desk.
   書桌上有三本書。
2. The speaker had a sheaf of notes on the desk in front of him.
   演講者在他面前的桌子上放著一疊筆記。
3. He was rifling through her desk in a desperate search for the letter.
   他拼命在她的書桌里搜尋那封信。
4. He lay in a sprawl over the desk.
   他手腳攤開趴在書桌上。
5. This kind of desk can be adjusted to the height you need.
   這種書桌的高低可以按照你的需要調(diào)節(jié)。
6. Jefferies is running the sports desk.
   杰弗里斯負責體育新聞組。
7. You may leave your key at the reception desk.
   你可以把鑰匙留在服務(wù)臺。
8. There is a desk in the boy's room.
   小男孩的房間里有張寫字臺。

desk

n.（名詞）
A piece of furniture typically having a flat or sloping top for writing and often drawers or compartments.
桌子：通常有一個平面或斜面以供寫字并經(jīng)常配有抽屜的家具
A table, counter, or booth at which specified services or functions are performed:
柜臺，攤位：可以派特殊用場的桌子，柜臺或攤位：
例句：
an information desk; a reception desk.
詢問處；服務(wù)臺

A department of a large organization in charge of a specified operation:
部門：一個大型組織，主管某一特定事務(wù)的部門：
例句：
a newspaper`s city desk.
報紙的都市部

A lectern.
小臺架
Music A music stand in an orchestra.
【音樂】 樂譜架：交響樂團中的樂譜架

來源：
Middle English deske
中古英語 deske
from Medieval Latin desca [table]
源自 中世紀拉丁語 desca [桌子]
from Old Italian desco
源自 古意大利語 desco
from Latin discus [quoit] * see disk
源自 拉丁語 discus [鐵環(huán)，繩圈] *參見 disk