Bench



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 法官席; 长凳
• ［英］ 长凳 ( long seat made of wood)
• ［类］ 类比; rostrum : orator / bench : judge ( 演讲者在讲台上演讲 / 法官在法官席上审判)
• ［例］ a park bench

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English benc; akin to Old High German bank bench
• Date: before 12th century
• 1.
  • a. a long seat for two or more persons
  • b. a thwart in a boat
  • c.
    • (1) a seat on which the members of an athletic team await a turn or opportunity to play
    • (2) the reserve players on a team; broadly a reserve force
• 2.
  • a. the seat where a judge sits in court
  • b. the place where justice is administered ; court
  • c. the office or dignity of a judge <sat on the bench for 20 years>
  • d. the persons who sit as judges
• 3.
  • a. the office or dignity of an official
  • b. a seat for an official
  • c. the officials occupying a bench
• 4.
  • a. a long worktable; also laboratory <bench chemist><bench test>
  • b. a table forming part of a machine
• 5. terrace, shelf: as
  • a. a former wave-cut shore of a sea or lake or floodplain of a river
  • b. a shelf or ridge formed in working an open excavation on more than one level
• 6. a compartmented platform on which dogs or cats are kept at a show when not being judged

II. verb

• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to furnish with benches
  • 2.
    • a. to seat on a bench
    • b.
      • (1) to remove from or keep out of a game; broadly to remove from use or from a position
      • (2) to remove from the starting lineup
  • 3. to exhibit (dogs or cats) to the public on a bench
  • 4. to lift (a weight) in a bench press <bench 200 pounds>
• intransitive verb
  • to form a bench by natural processes

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