bench - Meaning, pronunciation, collocation and usage 英漢雙解 | Mr. Ng 線上詞典

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BNC: 2942 COCA: 2782

B2 [ C ] a long, usually hard seat for two or more people, often found in public places长凳

a park bench (= a seat in a public garden)公园中的长凳

a long table for working on, for example when you are making something工作台

Most of the work constructing these objects is done at a bench.制作这些物品的大部分工作是在工作台上完成的。

a work bench (= a table for working at)工作台

See also

workbench

a long table that you lie on to do exercises (= physical activity), for example in a gym（健身房里的）练习台

a seat or area of seats where players sit during a game when they are not playing运动员休息区；替补队员席

He was injured, and spent the last few weeks of the season on the bench.他受伤了，该赛季最后几星期的比赛只能在场下观战。

the judge or magistrate in a law court, or the place where he or she sits法官；法官席

Please address your remarks to the bench, Mr Smith.史密斯先生，请向法官陈述。

to work as a judge or magistrate担任法官

to become a judge当法官

If a judge takes the bench, he or she begins a formal meeting of a law court.（法官）宣布开庭

in the UK parliament building, the seats used by the members（英国议会的）议员席

There was jeering from the Labour benches.工党的议员席上有人发出嘲笑声。

More examples

A couple of old codgers were sitting on the park bench, grumbling about the children.

A decrepit old man sat on a park bench.

Holding her painful back, she sat down gingerly on the bench.

Chairs, stools, sofas and benches are different types of seat.

He was sitting alone by a window with a weird contraption on the bench in front of him.

US to not allow someone to take part in a sports game or playground activity, as a punishment or because they are injured把（场上队员）换下；罚（场上队员）下场；不让（队员）上场

The coach benched his star pitcher for skipping practice.教练不让明星投手上场，因为他训练缺席。

to benchpress 仰卧推举，卧推

He looks like he could bench 400 pounds.他看起来似乎可以仰卧推举起400磅的杠铃。