n.

1. 桌子；餐桌；台[C]
   We reserved a table for four at the restaurant.

   我们在餐馆预订了四人一桌的位子。

2. 一桌人[C][G]
   His jokes set the whole table in an uproar.

   他的笑话逗得四座哄堂大笑。

3. 食物，菜肴[S]
   The nearby restaurant keeps an excellent table.

   附近那家餐馆菜肴上乘。

4. 表；目录[C]
   I'll have to consult the plane time table first.

   我得先查阅飞机时刻表。

5. 乘法表[C]

vt.

1. 把……放在桌上
2. 【美】搁置（议案等）
   The investigation was tabled for reasons unknown.

   不知何故调查延缓进行。

3. 【英】提出（议案等）；把……列入议事日程
4. 把……制成表格
   The distribution is as tabled below.

   其分布情形如下表。

n.

1. a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a level surface for eating, writing, or working at.
   ▸food provided in a restaurant or household.
2. a set of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns.
   ▸a league table.
   ▸ (tables) multiplication tables.
3. Architecture  a flat, typically rectangular, vertical surface.
   ▸a horizontal moulding, especially a cornice.
   ▸a slab bearing an inscription.
4. a flat surface of a gem.
   ▸a cut gem with two flat faces.
5. each half or quarter of a folding board for backgammon.
6. Bridge  the dummy hand.

v.

1. Brit. present formally for discussion or consideration at a meeting.
2. chiefly US postpone consideration of.
3. Sailing  strengthen (a sail) by making a hem at the edge.