往事随风@遗忘
desk基本词汇
英 [desk] 美 [desk]
n. 书桌;服务台;柜台;部门;小台架。
The speaker had a sheaf of notes on the desk in front of him.
演讲者在他面前的桌子上放着一叠笔记。
He was rifling through her desk in a desperate search for the letter.
他拼命在她的书桌里搜寻那封信。
辨析:
desk, table
这两个词都有“桌子”的意思。其区别是:
desk指用于读写、学习、办公的书桌,一般都有抽屉; table则指家用、游戏用的桌子。例如:
The student was seen at his desk.人们看见这个学生伏案学习。
We waited while a waiter cleared the table.我们等服务员把餐桌收拾干净。
At the restaurant, we asked for a table for two.在餐馆我们要了张两人的桌子。
We hope the dispute will be settled round a table.我们希望纠纷可以在会议上得到解决。
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