bench

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n. 长椅子 [机] 台

发音

US /bɛnt͡ʃ/
AU /bɛnt͡ʃ/

词形变化

benches 复数 benches 三单 benching 现在分词 benched 过去式 benched 过去分词

别名

benk bink

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.

    They sat on a park bench and tossed bread crumbs to the ducks and pigeons.

  2. 2.

    The seat where the judges sit in court.

    The people who decide on the verdict, collectively; the judiciary.

    比喻 法律

    They are awaiting a decision on the motion from the bench.

  3. 3.

    The seat where the judges sit in court.

    The office or dignity of a judge.

    比喻 法律

    She sat on the bench for 30 years before she retired.

  4. 4.

    A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.

    A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.

    政治

    the government front bench

  5. 5.

    A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.

    The dignity of holding an official seat.

    比喻

    the bench of bishops

    the civic bench

  6. 6.

    A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.

    The people who hold a certain type of official seat, collectively; a group of officeholders.

    比喻
  7. 7.

    The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.

    体育

    He spent the first three games on the bench, watching.

  8. 8.

    The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.

    The number of players on a team able to participate, often expressed in terms of length.

    比喻 政治 体育

    Injuries have shortened the bench.

  9. 9.

    A place where assembly or hand work is performed; a workbench.

    She placed the workpiece on the bench, inspected it closely, and opened the cover.

  10. 10.

    A horizontal padded surface, usually adjustable in height and inclination and often with attached weight rack, used for proper posture during exercise.

    2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii I had no bench or power rack, so by necessity every exercise I did started with the weights on the floor.

  11. 11.

    A bracket used to mount land surveying equipment onto a stone or a wall.

    After removing the bench, we can use the mark left on the wall as a reference point.

  12. 12.

    A flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, work of masonry, or similar.

  13. 13.

    A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.

    地质
  14. 14.

    A kitchen surface on which to prepare food, a counter.

    澳大利亚 新西兰
  15. 15.

    A bathroom surface which holds the washbasin, a vanity.

    澳大利亚 新西兰
  16. 16.

    A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public, traditionally on benches or raised platforms.

  17. 1.

    The weight one is able to bench press, especially the maximum weight capable of being pressed.

    体育

    He became frustrated when his bench increased by only 10 pounds despite a month of training.

v.
  1. 1.

    To remove a player from play.

    及物 体育

    They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was injured.

  2. 2.

    To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily.

    比喻 及物
  3. 3.

    To push a person backward against a conspirator behind them who is on their hands and knees, causing them to fall over.

    俚语
  4. 4.

    To furnish with benches.

    及物
  5. 5.

    To place on a bench or seat of honour.

    及物
  6. 1.

    To lift by bench pressing

    非正式 不及物 及物

    I heard he can bench 150 pounds.

    1988, Frederick C. Hatfield, "Powersource: Ties that bind", Ironman 47 (6): 21. For the first several years of my exclusive career in powerlifting, I couldn't bench too well.

  7. 1.

    Alternative spelling of bentsh.

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词源

From Middle English bench, benk, bynk, from Old English benċ (“bench”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-. Cognate with Scots benk, bink (“bench”), West Frisian bank (“bench”), Dutch bank (“bench”), German Bank (“bench”), Danish bænk (“bench”), Swedish bänk (“bench”), Icelandic bekkur (“bench”). Doublet of banc, banco, and bank.

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