mess table

基本解释

Down inside the sub, Bean and Sister Carlotta sat down at a tiny table in the mess.
潜艇里比恩和卡萝塔修女坐在餐厅的一张小桌旁。
Making a mess around the table serves a similar purpose, and leaving a bit of food leftover shows your host that he or she has provided you with more than enough food.
桌子弄的乱糟糟也可以达到同样的效果，别忘了再剩一点食物，这样主人们就会知道给你们提供的食物够分量了。
All that requires is that you bring the food and the drink to and from the table without making a mess.
你所要做的就是把食物和饮料送来取走，不要出乱。

Dimon has maintained that he does not expect to cut the dividend as a result of the mess, but JPMorgan did suspend its share buybacks and may keep them off the table for the remainder of the year.
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