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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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ldoce_327_ita·ble1 /ˈteɪbəl/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable]  1  furniture 家具DHF a piece of furniture with a flat top supported by legs 桌子，台子 The food was served on long tables. 食物放在长餐桌上供应。 → coffee table, dressing table →5  See picture of desk 办公桌，书桌, dining table 餐桌, pool table〔落袋式〕台球桌 ... →4  See picture of 见图 table2  restaurant 餐厅 a table for people to eat at in a restaurant 餐桌 I've booked a table for two. 我订好了一张两人桌。3. SPORT/GAME 体育运动/游戏snooker/billiard/ping-pong etc table 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4  list 表格TCN a list of numbers, facts, or information arranged in rows across and down a page （一览）表，表格table of a table of results 成绩表 the table of contents 目录5  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. 目前提出的工资方案加薪10%。6  turn the tables (on somebody) OPPOSITE/REVERSEBEAT/DEFEATto change a situation completely, so that someone loses an advantage and you gain one 转弱为强，反败为胜；扭转形势压倒（某人） The tables were turned in the second half, when Leeds United scored from the penalty spot. 下半场时利兹联队罚点球得分，场上局势发生了逆转。7  under the table informalILLEGAL money that is paid under the table is paid secretly and illegally 〔钱〕私下非法支付 Payments were made under the table to local officials. 给当地官员偷偷塞了钱。8  MATHS 数学times table a list that young children learn, in which all the numbers between 1 and 12 are multiplied by each other 乘法表 SYN multiplication tablethree/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。9  group 群；组GROUP OF PEOPLE 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乐了。 COLLOCATIONSverbsset/lay the table (=put knives, forks etc on a table before a meal) 摆放餐具The table was set for fourteen. 桌子上摆放了14人的餐具。clear the table (=take plates etc off) 收拾餐桌Do you want me to clear the table? 你要我来收拾餐桌吗？sit at a table 坐在桌前（吃饭）He was sitting at a corner table. 他坐在角落的一张桌子前。sit around a table 围桌而坐nWe sat around the table and talked.get up from/leave the table 从餐桌边起身/离开餐桌nShe stood up from her chair and left the table.book/reserve a table (=in a restaurant) 预订餐桌nI've booked a table for four at a local restaurant.NOUN + tabledinner/breakfast table 餐桌/早餐桌Will you clear the breakfast table? 你收拾一下早餐桌好吗？bedside/kitchen/dining-room table 床头柜/厨房餐桌/饭厅餐桌nThey were chatting around the kitchen table.

Examples from the Corpus

table• Table 18 shows the relationship between education and voting practices.• He led them, a procession of six, to a table right next to a platform.• She looked down at the kitchen table.• Helium, the next element in the periodic table, contains two electrons encircling a nucleus containing two protons.• A single bed sheet makes a good-sized tablecloth for an average rectangular table and you can choose exactly the colour you want.• the dining room table• All of it was sold from commercial operations so compact that they frequently fitted on a two-foot-square folding television table.• He puts it flat on the table and opens the cover and shows me the copyright.• I hurried back to the table and sat down.table of contents• Indexing is based on surrogates such as tables of contents rather than the full contents of a node.• That means that it knows about things like sections and chapters, tables of contents, indexes and anchored text and graphics.• Press 6 to define the table of contents.• Is his name even mentioned in the table of contents?• Remember to include page numbers after each heading or the table of contents will be of little value to the reader.• Finally, all manuals should end with an index which supplements the table of contents at the beginning.• The table of contents is used as an index for finding particular material.table2 verb [transitive]  1  table a proposal/question/motion etc British EnglishSUGGEST to formally present a proposal etc for other people to discuss 提交议案/问题/动议等〔供讨论〕 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辩论。2. table a bill/measure/proposal etc American EnglishPOSTPONE/DO LATER to leave a bill etc to be discussed or dealt with in the future 搁置法案/措施/议案等〔留待日后处理〕→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

table• Endlessly clear skies and lowering water tables.• Nottingham Forest are planning a £500,000 bid for the big Ballyclare man; expect it to be tabled some time next week.From Longman Business Dictionarytableta‧ble1 /ˈteɪbəl/ noun [countable]1used to refer to a place where people come together to discuss important mattersThe union has threatened to walk away from the bargaining table if a settlement isn’t made soon.The government agreed to return to the negotiating table on May 6.2a list of numbers, facts, or information arranged in rows across and down a pageDistribution tables should show taxes actually paid.a book’s table of contents → life table3on the table an offer, idea etc that is on the table has been officially suggested and you are considering itThe offer on the table at the moment is a 10% wage increase.4on the table American English an offer, idea etc that is on the table is no longer being considered at the moment but will be dealt with in the future5under the table money that is paid under the table is paid secretly and illegally to someone in order to get what you wantPayments were made under the table to local officials.tabletable2 verb1table a proposal/question/demand etc British English to suggest something for other people to considerTwo separate proposals were tabled.2table a bill/measure/proposal etc American English to leave something to be dealt with in the futureHe tabled the bills to break up the state monopolies in insurance and telecommunications.→ See Verb tableOrigin table1 (1100-1200) Old French Latin tabula “board, list”

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ta‧ble¹ S1 W1 /ˈteɪbəl/ noun [countable]
1.  FURNITURE a piece of furniture with a flat top supported by legs:
    The food was served on long tables. ⇨ coffee table, dressing table
2.  RESTAURANT a table for people to eat at in a restaurant :
    I've booked a table for two.
3.  SPORT/GAME snooker/billiard/ping-pong etc table a special table for playing a particular indoor sport or game on
4.  LIST a list of numbers, facts, or information arranged in rows across and down a page
    table of
    a table of results
    the table of contents
5. on the table an offer, idea etc that is on the table has been officially suggested and someone is considering it:
    The offer on the table is a 10% wage increase.
6. turn the tables (on somebody) to change a situation completely, so that someone loses an advantage and you gain one:
    The tables were turned in the second half, when Leeds United scored from the penalty spot.
7. under the table informal money that is paid under the table is paid secretly and illegally:
    Payments were made under the table to local officials.
8.  MATHS times table a list that young children learn, in which all the numbers between 1 and 12 are multiplied by each other
   SYN  multiplication table
    three/four etc times table
    He’s 12 years old and still doesn’t know his three times table.
9.  GROUP the group of people sitting around a table:
    His stories kept the whole table amused.
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ set/lay the table (=put knives, forks etc on a table before a meal) The table was set for fourteen.
   ▪ clear the table (=take plates etc off) Do you want me to clear the table?
   ▪ sit at a table He was sitting at a corner table.
   ▪ sit around a table We sat around the table and talked.
   ▪ get up from/leave the table She stood up from her chair and left the table.
   ▪ book/reserve a table (=in a restaurant) I've booked a table for four at a local restaurant.
■ NOUN + table
   ▪ dinner/breakfast table Will you clear the breakfast table?
   ▪ bedside/kitchen/dining-room table They were chatting around the kitchen table.

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table² verb [transitive]
1. table a proposal/question/motion etc British English to formally present a proposal etc for other people to discuss:
    Dr Clark tabled a motion for debate at next month’s committee meeting.
2. table a bill/measure/proposal etc American English to leave a bill etc to be discussed or dealt with in the future