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桌子;台子
A table is a piece of furniture with a flat top that you put things on or sit at.
例句
She was sitting at the kitchen table eating a currant bun...
她正坐在餐桌旁，吃着葡萄干圆面包。
I placed his drink on the small table at his elbow.
我把他的饮料放在他肘边的小桌子上。
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(饭店的)饭桌，餐桌
If you ask for a table in a restaurant, you want to have a meal there.
例句
I'd like a table for two at about 8:30, please...
我想订一张 8:30 左右的双人桌。
I booked a table at the Savoy Grill...
我在萨沃伊烧烤店订了张桌子。
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VERB
正式提出，提交(议案)
If someone tables a proposal, they say formally that they want it to be discussed at a meeting.
例句
They've tabled a motion criticising the Government for doing nothing about the problem.
他们提交了一项动议，批评政府在该问题上无所作为。
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VERB
搁置(提案、计划)
If someone tables a proposal or plan which has been put forward, they decide to discuss it or deal with it at a later date, rather than straight away.
例句
We will table that for later.
那个问题我们留到以后再讨论吧。
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表;表格;目录
A table is a written set of facts and figures arranged in columns and rows.
例句
Consult the table on page 104...
参阅 104 页的表格。
Other research supports the figures in Table 3.3.
其他研究也可证实表 3.3 中的数据。
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(1 至 12 的)乘法表
A table is a list of the multiplications of numbers between one and twelve. Children often have to learn tables at school.
例句
He didn't know his eleven-times table...
他不知道11的乘法口诀。
I attempted to learn my tables.
我努力背诵乘法表。
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PHRASE
提交讨论;摆到桌面上
If you put something on the table, you present it at a meeting for it to be discussed.
例句
This is one of the best packages we've put on the table in years...
这是我们几年来提交的最好的几套方案之一。
It means that all the options are at least on the table.
这就意味着，至少所有的选择都已经摆到了桌面上。
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PHRASE
扭转局面;转败为胜
If you turn the tables on someone, you change the situation completely, so that instead of them causing problems for you, you are causing problems for them.
例句
The only question is whether the President can use his extraordinary political skills to turn the tables on his opponents.
唯一的问题是，总统能否运用他杰出的政治手腕化被动为主动，击败对手。