释义 |
carrelcar‧rel /ˈkærəl/ noun [countable]  carrelOrigin: 1500-1600 carol ‘circular dance, ring’; ➔ CAROL1 - Bénezet slipped into a carrel as near as he could approach unnoticed, and made himself invisible in the shadows.
- 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.
- It looked like the carrel of an overworked divinity student.
- The central area of the Library offers facilities for private study; around the perimeter several carrels provide even greater privacy.
- The higher rate includes the privilege of reserving screening carrels in advance.
a small enclosed desk for one person to use in a library |