n (1)台(桌)子(piece of furniture supported by one or more upright legs and having a flat horizontal surface)[C]：Put the books/the pens/the plates on the～. 把书/钢笔/盘子放在桌子上。lay/set the～摆餐桌;a writing-/ dressing-/ billiard-/ bedside-/display/tea/dining-～写字台/梳妆台/台球桌/床头柜/展台/茶桌/餐桌;an operating-～手术台;～salt/wine 食盐/餐酒;～sets/manners/tennis/radios/lamps /napkins /flap成套餐具/餐桌礼节/乒乓球运动/有台座的收音机/台灯/餐巾/折叠桌的折板;Chairs，～s，etc are pieces of furniture. 桌椅等都是家具。drink sb under the～喝得比别人多，但不如别人醉;lay/put one's cards on the～开诚布公;turn the～s (on sb) 扭转劣势;

(2)(饭)菜，菜肴(food as served on a table)[U，a～]：keep a good/bountiful～常备有美味佳肴/充足的饭菜;an excellent～丰盛的菜肴;choose sth from the cold～从冷盘中挑些东西吃;wait at～侍候人吃饭;〖同〗board;

(3)(用饭的)同桌人(group of people sitting at a table as for a meal，etc)[C，Gp]：Our～all want white wine. 我们一桌人都要白葡萄酒。 The whole～heard what he said. 一桌人都听到了他说的话。(sb's jokes)amuse the whole～ (某人的笑话)使全桌人都笑了; (John's clever stories)kept the whole～amused (约翰讲的故事)使全桌人笑个不止;the～in the rear 后面那桌人;a～of card-players 一桌玩牌的人;

(4)目录表，一览表(list of information or figures arranged in lines and columns)[C]：a～of contents 目录表;six times/a multiplication～ 6的乘法表/乘法表;log/statistical～s 对数表/统计表;

at table 吃饭(时)：He's at～. 他在吃饭。

on the table 供讨论(考虑)(BrE);(议案等)被搁置(AmE)：put several new suggestions on the～提出几项新建议供讨论;The bill was laid on the～owing to their objection. 由于他们反对，该议案被搁置起来。

under the table 私下付给(贿赂)：She gave money under the～to get the apartment. 为了得到那套房子，她私下送钱(给有关人员)。

→′table-cloth n 桌布;′table-knife n 餐刀;′table-linen n 餐桌用布;′table-mat n 碗垫;′table-spoon n 大汤匙;′table-spoonful n 一汤匙的量;′table-talk n 吃饭时的闲聊;′tableware n 餐具;

vt (1)列成表(make into a table or list)[T+n]：～the times of arrival 把到达时间列成表;The results of the experiment are～d at the back of the book. 书后列表给出实验结果。

(2)将……列入议程(suggest or propose for discussion at a meeting)[T+n](BrE)：The Opposition have～d several amendments to the bill. 反对党对议案提出了几项修正。 The government has～d a motion. 政府把一项动议列入了议程。

(3)推迟，搁置(postpone consideration of)[T+n](尤AmE)：～a piece of legislation/the proposal 推迟一项法规/那个计划;〖同〗postpone;〖反〗continue;

【注意】table 为集合名词时(见(3))，作主语时谓语动词数的使用参见AUDIENCE。