bench
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural benches
plural benches
Learner's definition of BENCH
1
[count] : a long and usually hard seat for two or more people长凳；长椅
- a park bench公园长椅
2
the bench law
a : the place where a judge sits in a court of law法官席
- The lawyer asked if he could approach the bench.律师问他是否可以靠近法官席。
b : the position or rank of a judge法官职位
- her recent appointment to the bench她最近被任命为法官
3
[count] : a long table for holding tools and work长形工作台
- a carpenter's bench木匠的工作台
4
sports
a the bench : a long seat where the members of a sports team wait for a chance to play替补队员席
- He spent most of his season on the bench. [=he did not play in many games]他整个赛季大多待在替补席上。
- He plays better coming off the bench. [=coming into the game after it has started]他替补上场后打得越来越好了。
b [count] chiefly US : the players on a team who do not usually play at the start of a game : the reserve players on a team替补队员 — usually singular通常用单数 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
- The team's bench is deep. = The team has a deep bench. [=the team had many good players in addition to its main players]这个队的替补队员实力都很强。
- a bench player [=a reserve player; a player who is part of a team's bench]替补队员
2 bench /ˈbɛntʃ/ verb
benches; benched; benching
2 bench
/ˈbɛntʃ/
verb
benches; benched; benching
Learner's definition of BENCH
[+ object] US, sports
: to not allow (a player) to play in a game : to put (a player) on the bench不让（队员）上场；把（场上队员）换下；把（场上队员）罚出场
- The manager benched one of his most popular players.球队主教练把最受欢迎的球员之一换下了场。
- He was benched for several games by a leg injury. [=he was forced to miss several games because of a leg injury]由于腿伤，他好几场比赛都不能上场。