bench 1 S2 W3 / bentʃ / 名词

1 outdoor seat [可数名词] a long seat for two or more people, especially outdoors :

We sat on a park bench.

2 in a law court the bench

a) the seat where a judge or magistrate sits in a court of law :

Would the prisoner please approach the bench?

b) the position of being a judge or magistrate in a court of law :

He was appointed to the bench last year.

sit/serve on the bench (= work as a judge or magistrate )

3 sports the bench the seat where members of a sports team sit when they are not playing in the game :

Batts and Dorigo are on the bench tonight.

Simpson came off the bench to play in midfield.

4 parliament benches [复数形式] British English the seats in the British parliament where members of a particular party sit :

There was cheering from the Conservative benches. → backbench , backbenches , front bench

5 table [可数名词] a long heavy table used for working on with tools or equipment :

a carpenter’s bench