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v.smite or pound the table; beat/strike the table (in anger, surprise, admiration, etc.)
拍案称奇
pound the table and exclaim with admiration
大法官被气得接连拍案。
The judge was enraged and stroke the table for several times.
拍案而起
smite the table and jump to one's feet
拍案叫绝
thump the table and shout