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operating table

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Hospital
ˈoperating ˌtable noun [countable]  MHa special table in an operating theatre which a person lies on when they are having an operation 手术台
Examples from the Corpus
operating tableMilton Berle was under a sheet on an operating table.Facilities for X-ray were installed, and a new operating table and lamp were obtained at a total cost of £150.A soft whir of white noise issued from a receiver and speakers near the operating table.Surgical resection proved impossible after he had a cardiac arrest on the operating table.She died on the operating table.Doyle's body jerked on the operating table.Mrs Popple lay on the operating table.He, Sister Hancock and I ducked under the operating table.
ˈoperating ˌtable nounChineseSyllable
in operating table theatre an special a Corpus


operating table
ˈoperating ˌtable noun [countable]
a special table in an operating theatre which a person lies on when they are having an operation


operating tableBrE /ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ teɪbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɑːpəreɪtɪŋ teɪbl/ 🔊 nouna special table that you lie on to have a medical operation in a hospital 手术台The patient died on the operating table (= during an operation). 病人死在手术台上。🔊🔊