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T0002600 (tā′bəl)n.1. A piece of furniture usually supported by one or more legs and having a flat top surface on which objects can be placed: a dinner table; a poker table.2. a. The objects laid out for a meal on this article of furniture.b. The food and drink served at meals; fare: kept an excellent table.c. The company of people assembled around a table, as for a meal.3. Games a. Either of the leaves of a backgammon board.b. tables Obsolete The game of backgammon.4. A plateau or tableland.5. a. A flat facet cut across the top of a precious stone.b. A stone or gem cut in this fashion.6. Music a. The front part of the body of a stringed instrument.b. The sounding board of a harp.7. Architecture A raised horizontal surface or continuous band on an exterior wall; a stringcourse.8. A part of the human palm framed by four lines, analyzed in palmistry.9. An orderly arrangement of data, especially one in which the data are arranged in columns and rows in an essentially rectangular form.10. An abbreviated list, as of contents; a synopsis.11. An engraved slab or tablet bearing an inscription or device.12. Anatomy The inner or outer flat layer of bones of the skull separated by the diploe.13. tables A system of laws or decrees; a code: the tables of Moses.tr.v. ta·bled, ta·bling, ta·bles 1. To put or place on a table.2. To postpone consideration of (a piece of legislation, for example); shelve.3. To enter in a list or table; tabulate.Idioms: on the table1. Up for discussion: Her new offer is on the table.2. Put aside for consideration at a later date. under the table1. In secret.2. Into a completely intoxicated state: drank themselves under the table.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin tabula, board.]

under the table

adj1. (under-the-table when prenominal) done illicitly and secretly2. drunk

under the table

1. Secretly (often because what is being done is illegal). Because I get paid under the table, no taxes come out of my paycheck.2. Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really under the table!See also: table

under the table

1. Sl. intoxicated. Jed was under the table by midnight. By 3:00 in the morning, everyone was under the table. 2. Fig. secret; clandestine. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) It was strictly an under-the-table deal. The mayor made a few bucks under the table, too.See also: table

under the table

In secret, as in They paid her under the table so as to avoid taxes. This term alludes to money being passed under a table in some shady transaction, such as a bribe. [Mid-1900s] Also see under the counter. See also: table

under the table

mainly AMERICANIf you do something, especially pay or accept money, under the table, you do it secretly because it is dishonest or illegal. Athletes sometimes lied, or took money under the table. They are selling their films at the festival's market but they're doing it under the table. Note: An under-the-table payment or deal is one that is secret and dishonest or illegal. He was accused of making under-the-table payments. There will be no more under-the-table cash. Note: The usual British expression is under the counter. See also: table

under the table

drunk to the point of unconsciousness. informal 1921 W. Somerset Maugham The Trembling of a Leaf Walker had always been a heavy drinker, he was proud of his capacity to see men half his age under the table. See also: table

under the table

1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Jed was under the table by midnight. 2. mod. secret; clandestine. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) It was strictly an under-the-table deal. See also: table

under the table

1. In secret.2. Into a completely intoxicated state: drank themselves under the table.See also: table

under the table

Secret and dishonest. This term alludes to money literally being passed under a table in some dishonest transaction, such as a bribe or cheating at cards. During Prohibition, there arose a variant, under the counter, alluding to illegal liquor sales. Later, during World War II, this same term applied to rationed or black-market items kept there by storekeepers for favored customers.See also: table

单词	under the table
释义	under the table ta·ble T0002600 (tā′bəl)n.1. A piece of furniture usually supported by one or more legs and having a flat top surface on which objects can be placed: a dinner table; a poker table.2. a. The objects laid out for a meal on this article of furniture.b. The food and drink served at meals; fare: kept an excellent table.c. The company of people assembled around a table, as for a meal.3. Games a. Either of the leaves of a backgammon board.b. tables Obsolete The game of backgammon.4. A plateau or tableland.5. a. A flat facet cut across the top of a precious stone.b. A stone or gem cut in this fashion.6. Music a. The front part of the body of a stringed instrument.b. The sounding board of a harp.7. Architecture A raised horizontal surface or continuous band on an exterior wall; a stringcourse.8. A part of the human palm framed by four lines, analyzed in palmistry.9. An orderly arrangement of data, especially one in which the data are arranged in columns and rows in an essentially rectangular form.10. An abbreviated list, as of contents; a synopsis.11. An engraved slab or tablet bearing an inscription or device.12. Anatomy The inner or outer flat layer of bones of the skull separated by the diploe.13. tables A system of laws or decrees; a code: the tables of Moses.tr.v. ta·bled, ta·bling, ta·bles 1. To put or place on a table.2. To postpone consideration of (a piece of legislation, for example); shelve.3. To enter in a list or table; tabulate.Idioms: *on the table1. Up for discussion: Her new offer is on the table.2. Put aside for consideration at a later date. under the table1. In secret.2. Into a completely intoxicated state: drank themselves under the table. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin tabula, board.] under the table adj1. (under-the-table* when prenominal) done illicitly and secretly2. drunk under the table under the table 1. Secretly (often because what is being done is illegal). Because I get paid under the table, no taxes come out of my paycheck.2. Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really under the table!See also: table under the table 1. Sl. intoxicated. Jed was under the table by midnight. By 3:00 in the morning, everyone was under the table. 2. Fig. secret; clandestine. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) It was strictly an under-the-table deal. The mayor made a few bucks under the table, too.See also: table under the table In secret, as in They paid her under the table so as to avoid taxes. This term alludes to money being passed under a table in some shady transaction, such as a bribe. [Mid-1900s] Also see under the counter. See also: table under the table mainly AMERICANIf you do something, especially pay or accept money, under the table, you do it secretly because it is dishonest or illegal. Athletes sometimes lied, or took money under the table. They are selling their films at the festival's market but they're doing it under the table. Note: An under-the-table payment or deal is one that is secret and dishonest or illegal. He was accused of making under-the-table payments. There will be no more under-the-table cash. Note: The usual British expression is under the counter. See also: table under the table drunk to the point of unconsciousness. informal 1921 W. Somerset Maugham The Trembling of a Leaf Walker had always been a heavy drinker, he was proud of his capacity to see men half his age under the table. See also: table under the table 1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Jed was under the table by midnight. 2. mod. secret; clandestine. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) It was strictly an under-the-table deal. See also: table under the table 1. In secret.2. Into a completely intoxicated state: drank themselves under the table.See also: table under the table Secret and dishonest. This term alludes to money literally being passed under a table in some dishonest transaction, such as a bribe or cheating at cards. During Prohibition, there arose a variant, under the counter, alluding to illegal liquor sales. Later, during World War II, this same term applied to rationed or black-market items kept there by storekeepers for favored customers.See also: table EncyclopediaSeetableLegalSeeCounter Under the Table Under the Table Describing a payment in which no involved party reports the payment to tax authorities. An under the table payment usually occurs when one party or both wishes to hide income and thereby evade paying taxes on it. Under the table payments are illegal. AcronymsSeeUTTThesaurusSeecounter
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