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coffee table

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Furniture
ˈcoffee ˌtable noun [countable]  coffee_table.jpg DHFa low table on which you put cups, newspapers etc 茶几,矮茶几,咖啡桌5 see picture at 见图 table1
Examples from the Corpus
coffee tableA three-piece suite and coffee table occupied the front half, a fitted kitchen and dinette the rear.Made from rattan, the range comprises a two-seater sofa, chair, footstool, coffee table, side table and planter.A ten-minute wait round a low coffee table bearing three London telephone directories and three copies of the Yellow Pages.Do we really want him on our couch with his feet up on our coffee table?He helps himself to a mint from a fancy glass bowl on the coffee table.The flick of the gold lighter kept on the coffee table was sharp as an electric shock in a room of steel.Her big-boned body felt clumsy and she placed the tray on the coffee table with a loud clatter.Alice put on her glasses and spread her books and notes over the coffee table.
ˈcoffee ˌtable nounChineseSyllable
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coffee table
ˈcoffee ˌtable noun [countable]

a low table on which you put cups, newspapers etc


coffee tableBrE /ˈkɒfi teɪbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɔːfi teɪbl/ 🔊, /ˈkɑːfi teɪbl/ 🔊 noun
a small low table for putting magazines, cups, etc. on, usually in front of a sofa 咖啡桌;茶几