lean over a desk; be bent over one's desk
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to lean over a desk; to be bent over one's desk (reading or writing)
literaryDescribes a posture of intense study or work, often implying diligence or long hours. The posture suggests focusing on desk-based tasks, particularly reading or writing.
Wèi为
le了
zhǔn准
bèi备
kǎo考
shì试
，
tā他
cháng常
cháng常
fú伏
àn案
kǔ苦
dú读
dào到
shēn深
yè夜
。
To prepare for the exam, he often bent over his desk studying diligently until late at night.
Lǎo老
jiào教
shòu授
yī一
shēng生
fú伏
àn案
，
zhù著
zuò作
děng等
shēn身
。
The old professor spent his whole life bent over his desk, producing a body of work as tall as himself.
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Cháng长
shí时
jiān间
de的
fú伏
àn案
gōng工
zuò作
duì对
jǐng颈
zhuī椎
bù不
hǎo好
。
Long hours of working hunched over a desk are bad for your neck.
Huà画
jiā家
zhèng正
fú伏
àn案
huì绘
zhì制
yī一
fú幅
xīn新
zuò作
pǐn品
。
The painter is leaning over his desk, working on a new piece.