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carrel

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++car·rel /ˈkærəl/ noun [countable]  SECa small enclosed desk for one person to use in a library 〔图书馆内供一个读者使用的〕小单间
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carrelBénezet slipped into a carrel as near as he could approach unnoticed, and made himself invisible in the shadows.The higher rate includes the privilege of reserving screening carrels in advance.The central area of the Library offers facilities for private study; around the perimeter several carrels provide even greater privacy.It looked like the carrel of an overworked divinity student.He locked the door and went back to the carrel.He went back to the carrel, seized his pen and continued to write out everything he knew.
Origin carrel (1500-1600) carol circular dance, ring; → CAROL1
car·rel nounChineseSyllable
for a in small one enclosed desk Corpus to use a person


carrel
carrel /ˈkærəl/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Origin: carol 'circular dance, ring'; carol1
a small enclosed desk for one person to use in a library


car·relBrE /ˈkærəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkærəl/ 🔊 nouna small area with a desk, separated from other desks by a dividing wall or screen, where one person can work in a library (图书馆内备有书桌供单人用的)研习间