table
noun
verb
ˈteɪbəl
noun
1
FURNITURE
家具
a
piece
of
furniture
with
a
flat
top
supported
by
legs
桌子，台子
BrE AmE
the
dining-room
table
餐桌
lay
the
table
The
waiter
cleared
the
table
(=took
all
the
plates,
glasses
etc
off)
.
侍者清理了餐桌。
book/reserve
a
table
(in
a
restaurant)
预订餐桌
I’ve
booked
a
table
for
two
for
8
o’clock.
我已经订好八点钟的一个两人桌。
coffee/bedside/dinner
table
2
SPORT/GAME
体育运动/游戏
a
special
table
for
playing
a
particular
indoor
sport
or
game
on
斯诺克球桌/台球桌/乒乓球桌等
3
LIST
表格
a
list
of
numbers,
facts,
or
information
arranged
in
rows
across
and
down
a
page
（一览）表，表格; 目录
[+
of
]
a
table
of
results
积分表
the
table
of
contents
目录
4
on the table
an
offer,
idea
etc
that
is
on
the
table
has
been
officially
suggested
and
someone
is
considering
it
〔提议、想法等〕正式提交考虑，被摆到桌面上
The
offer
on
the
table
is
a
10%
wage
increase.
此刻摆到桌面上的提案是要增加 10% 的工资。
5
turn the tables (on sb)
to
change
a
situation
completely,
so
that
someone
loses
an
advantage
and
you
gain
one
（某人）转弱为强，（某人）转败为胜
The
tables
were
turned
in
the
second
half,
when
Leeds
United
scored
from
the
penalty
spot.
利兹联队因罚点球得分，下半场局势扭转了。
6
under the table
money
that
is
paid
under
the
table
is
paid
secretly
and
illegally
[非正式] 〔指金钱〕私下非法支付
informal
Payments
were
made
under
the
table
to
local
officials.
给当地官员偷偷塞了钱。
7
MATHS
数学
a
list
that
young
children
learn,
in
which
all
the
numbers
between
1
and
12
are
multiplied
by
each
other
乘法表;
three/four
etc
times
table
He’s
12
years
old
and
still
doesn’t
know
his
three
times
table.
他 12 岁了，却还不会背 3 的乘法口诀。
8
GROUP
一群人
the
group
of
people
sitting
around
a
table
一桌人，同席的人
His
stories
kept
the
whole
table
amused.
他的故事把一桌子的人都逗得很开心。
verb
9
table a proposal/question/motion etc
to
formally
present
a
proposal
etc
for
other
people
to
discuss
[英] 提交议案/问题/动议等〔供讨论〕
BrE
Dr
Clark
tabled
a
motion
for
debate
at
next
month’s
committee
meeting.
克拉克博士提出一项动议，在次月的委员会会议上讨论。
10
table a bill/measure/proposal etc
to
leave
a
bill
etc
to
be
discussed
or
dealt
with
in
the
future
[美] 搁置法案/措施/议案等〔留到以后处理〕
AmE