扭转形势的英文：
turn the tables

turn是什么意思：
v. 使旋转；翻过来；转弯；转向；转变
n. 旋转；翻转；转弯；变化

Not turn away from the old, but turn toward the new.
不是背弃旧的，而是朝向新的。

As it turned out, the advice was bad.
事实证明，这个主意极不高明。

I'll take you at the turn.
你转身时我再来对付你。

You will just have to wait your turn.
你得等到轮到你才行。

He is turning into a religious maniac.
他正在变为一个宗教狂热分子。

tables是什么意思：
n. 桌子；表格；目录
adj. 桌子的
v. 制表；把...置于桌上；提交；搁置

This table tilts.
这张桌子倾斜着。

The table was badly charred by a flatiron.
这张桌子被熨斗烧焦。

They have already engaged that table.
他们已经预订了那张桌子。

The table was bare, the candles unlighted.
桌子上是空的，蜡烛也没点。

tabled wooden fish plate
带扣榫的木接合板