新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

desktop

英  [ˈdesktɒp]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

又拼作 desk-top  
    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1台式的(电脑)

    Desktop computers are a convenient size for using on a desk or table, but are not designed to be portable.

    双语例句

    例:

    When launched, the Macintosh was the smallest desktop computer ever produced.

    麦金塔电脑在投放市场时,是当时最小的台式电脑。

    NOUN. 名词
  • desktops

    1[C 可数名词] 台式电脑

    A desktop is a desktop computer.

    双语例句

    例:

    We have stopped making desktops because no one is making money from them.

    我们已经停止生产台式电脑了,因为不赚钱。

    2[C 可数名词] (电脑)桌面

    The desktop of a computer is the display of icons that you see on the screen when the computer is ready to use.

    双语例句

    例:

    A dramatic full-sized lightning bolt will then fill your screen's desktop.

    然后,一道突如其来的巨大霹雳会充满你的整个电脑桌面。