Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense clerks, present participle clerking, past tense, past participle clerked
1N-COUNT 文书;书记员;办事员 A clerk is a person who works in an office, bank, or law court and whose job is to look after the records or accounts. 文书;书记员;办事员
She was offered a job as an accounts clerk with a travel firm.
她得到一份在旅行社当记账员的工作。
2N-COUNT (宾馆、办公室、医院的)接待员 In a hotel, office, or hospital, a clerk is the person whose job is to answer the telephone and deal with people when they arrive. (宾馆、办公室、医院的)接待员 [mainly US]
...a hotel clerk.
宾馆接待员
3N-COUNT 店员 A clerk is someone who works in a store. 店员 [US]
4VERB 做文书工作;当接待员(或店员等) To clerk means to work as a clerk. 做文书工作;当接待员(或店员等) [mainly US]
Gene clerked at the auction. [VERB]
吉恩在拍卖会上作文书工作。
He clerked for the chief justice of the Supreme Court. [VERBfor noun]