table /ˈteibl/ n.［c］1.桌子，饭桌：He left the table before the meal was over. 没吃完饭他就离开了饭桌。 2.全桌的人：The whole table heard what he said.全桌人都听到了他说的话。 3.表格：Have you got a time-table?你有时间表吗? 4. 用于习语 at table 在吃饭：There are eight of us at table that night. 那天晚上我们中有8个人在吃饭(cf. sit at a table 坐在桌旁)。on the table 摆到桌面上（讨论等）：I’d like to throw another question on the table.我想把另一个问题提出来讨论。lay/set the table 摆桌子(吃饭)：She came in and laid/set the table for supper.她进来摆好桌子准备吃饭。turn the tables 扭转局面，转败为胜(见turn条)