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a piece of furniture that consists of a flat top supported by legs 桌子；台子；几 
- at a/the table
We sat at a round table in the corner. 我们坐在角落里的一张圆桌旁。 - around/round a/the table
They were sitting around the kitchen table. 他们围坐在餐桌旁。 She took a seat at the end of the table. 她在桌子的尽头坐了下来。 My father always sits at the head of the table. 我父亲总坐在桌首。 A table for two, please (= in a restaurant). 请安排两人一桌的位子。 I'd like to book a table for dinner tonight (= in a restaurant) 我想订一张今晚的餐桌 to set the table 摆餐具 - (British English also)
to lay the table (= to put the plates, knives, etc. on it for a meal) 摆餐具 to clear the table (= take away the dirty plates, etc. at the end of a meal) （餐后）清理餐桌 He questioned her next morning over the breakfast table (= during breakfast). 第二天早上，他一边吃着早餐一边查问她。 a pool/billiard/snooker table 台球/台球/斯诺克桌
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesa1He left the table in a hurry. 他匆匆离席。 James crawled out from under the table. 詹姆斯从桌子下面爬了出来。 She leaned across the table and kissed him. 她隔着桌探过身去吻了他。 They flirted over the dinner table. 他们在餐桌上打情骂俏。 We found an empty table at the back of the restaurant. 我们在餐厅后部找到了一张空桌。 We gathered around the table to hear his news. 我们围着桌子听他的消息。 We turned the box upside down and used it as a makeshift table. 我们把箱子倒过来当桌子用。 We'll take the corner table near the bar, please. 我们坐那张靠吧枱的角桌吧。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- high
- huge
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- be seated around
- be seated at
- be seated round
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- be piled with something
- be strewn with something
- decorations
- edge
- leg
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- across the table
- around the table
- round the table
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- the centre/center of the table
- the middle of the table
- the edge of the table
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- at a/the table
the people sitting at a table for a meal or to play cards, etc. （就餐或玩牌等的）一桌人 -
a list of facts or numbers arranged in a special order, usually in rows and columns 表；一览表 a table of contents (= a list of the main points or information in a book, usually at the front of the book) 目录 The table below shows how prices have changed over the past 20 years. 下表显示了过去20年来价格的变化。 - in a/the table
He showed the price fluctuations in a statistical table. 他用统计表呈现价格的波动情况。 See Table XII for population figures. 参见表 12 中的人口数字。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- statistical
- league
- multiplication
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- compile
- consult
- see
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- show something
- in a/the table
- the bottom of the table
- the top of the table
a list of sports teams, countries, schools, etc. that shows their position in a competition, etc. （竞赛等的）名次表，排名榜，积分表 If Arsenal win this game they'll go to the top of the table. 阿森纳队如果赢得这场比赛，就会登上积分榜榜首。 the bottom of the table 榜尾；榜首 - in a/the table
United are second in the table. 联队在积分表中排名第二。 The team will be lucky to finish the season mid-table. 这支球队赛季结束的时候能排名中游就算幸运了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- statistical
- league
- multiplication
- …
- compile
- consult
- see
- …
- show something
- in a/the table
- the bottom of the table
- the top of the table
- (also multiplication table, informal times table)
a list showing the results when a number is multiplied by a set of other numbers, especially 1 to 12, in turn 乘法表 see also turntable, water table
furniture家具
people人
list of facts/numbers细目表；数字表
in sport体育运动
mathematics数学
Word OriginOld English tabule ‘flat slab, inscribed tablet’, from Latin tabula ‘plank, tablet, list’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French table.
Idioms
bring something to the party/table
to contribute something useful to a discussion, project, etc. 为（讨论、项目等）作出贡献
come to the table
to join formal discussions about something （正式）提出，把…列入议事日程 Different countries come to the table with differing expectations about what they can achieve. 不同的国家带着不同的期望来到谈判桌前。
drink somebody under the table
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to drink more alcohol than somebody else without becoming as drunk as they are （拼酒量）喝倒某人；喝到使某人醉倒
lay/put your cards on the table
to tell somebody honestly what your plans, ideas, etc. are 摊牌；（把计划或想法等）和盘托出
off the table
if a topic is off the table at a formal discussion, people are not willing or allowed to discuss it 不予以讨论 Some issues were so controversial they were taken off the table. 有些问题争议很大，因此被搁置了。
on the table
turn the tables (on somebody)
to change a situation so that you are now in a stronger position than the person who used to be in a stronger position than you 扭转形势；转变局面；转弱为强
wait at table
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to serve food to people, for example at a formal meal 伺候进餐；（往饭桌上）端饭上菜
wait tables
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to work serving food to people in a restaurant （在餐馆）端盘子，招待顾客