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| /ˈteɪbl/ |
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| 1 | a piece of furniture that consists of a flat surface held above the floor , usually by legs 桌子 |
| the kitchen/dining room table 厨房用桌/餐桌 |
| They sat around a long table in the conference room. 他们围坐在会议室的长桌旁。 |
| | 1a | a table in a restaurant （餐馆的）饭桌 | | You’ d better call in advance to reserve a table for six. 你最好提前打电话预订一张6个座位的饭桌。 | | Ask for a table by the window. 要一张靠窗户的桌子。 | |
| | 1b | the people sitting at a table 坐在桌旁的人 | | The whole table broke into applause. 全桌人都鼓起掌来。 | |
| | 1c | to take away from a table all the dishes and the knives , forks, etc after people have finished eating （饭后）清理餐桌，整理餐桌 | |
| | 1d | to put knives , forks, plates, etc on a table at each place where a person will eat （饭前）摆放餐具 | |
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| 2 | a way of showing detailed pieces of information , especially facts or numbers, by arranging them in rows and lines across and down a page （尤指列有事实或数字的）一览表，表格 |
| Table 6 shows that the number of murders has decreased by 30% during the last ten years. 表6表明近10年的凶杀案数量已经减少了30％。 |
| | 2a | a list that shows how well an organization , team , or player has been performing （机构、团队或队员表现情况的）一览表 | |
| | 2b | a multiplication table | | Have you learned your seven times table yet? 你学了7的乘法表了吗？ | |
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| - | on the table
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| 1 | if a proposal or offer is on the table , someone has suggested it officially and people are considering it 被提交讨论的；被提到桌面上的 |
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| 2 | AMERICAN if an idea or proposal is on the table , people are no longer discussing it at the moment , but they will discuss it again in the future 留待日后考虑的；被搁置的 |
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| - | turn the tables (on sb)
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| to succeed in gaining an advantage over someone who until now had an advantage over you |
| 扭转局面，转败为胜（赢了某人） |
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