1.bench用作动词的基本意思是“在…放置长凳; 供给长凳”,也可作“给…以席位”解。在美式英语中, bench也可表示“把场上队员换下”或“因犯规而罚场上队员出场”。
2.bench可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。
3.bench用作不及物动词可作“当法官”解。

用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
He once benched years ago.他数年前曾经当过法官。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
The election benched him in the district court.那次选举使他当上了地方法院法官。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The fullback was benched with injuries.后卫因受伤被换下场。
The player was benched for many fouls.该队员因犯规多次被罚下场。

1.bench用作名词的基本意思是两个人或多人在室外坐的“长凳,长椅”,一般为木制或石制。引申可指木工、机修工人或科研人员使用的长形的“工作台”。
2.bench在英式英语中可指议院中某类议员的席位,也可指审理案件中的法官、法院中法官的席位或法院。只用单数形式,用作主语时其谓语动词可以用单数,也可以用复数。
3.bench为可数名词,其前习惯加定冠词。

bench mark
标准,规范 sth which can be used a standard by which other things judged or measured
The new salary deal for railway workers will be a bench mark for pay settlements in the public sector.给铁路工人的新工资待遇将会成为公务部门工资问题的尺度。

on the bench
当法官; 暂不参加比赛 serving as a judge or magistrate; not taking part in matchtemporarily
Judge Wyzanski is on the bench this morning.怀赞斯基法官今天上午在法院审理案子。
Mr. Justice Waston has recently retired after sixty years on the bench.贾斯蒂斯·沃森先生当了60年法官后最近退休了。
The coach had to keep his star player on the bench with a sprained ankle.教练员不得不让扭伤脚踝的球星暂不上场比赛。

warm the bench
替补,坐冷板凳 take the place of sb; hold title with a little or no duties
Bill has been warming the bench for three football seasons, he hopes that the coach will let him play this year.比尔一连在三个足球赛季都没有上场,充当替补队员; 他希望教练今年会让他上场比赛。

There are benches in the park.公园里有许多长凳。
There are tools beside the bench.工作台旁边有一些工具。
He saw a girl sitting on a bench against the railings.他看见一位姑娘坐在靠近围栏的板凳上。
They sat on a bench, the three of them.他们三人坐在长凳上。
We sat down on the park bench and watched the children play.我们坐在公园的长凳上,看儿童嬉戏。
The man threw himself down on the hard bench and fell asleep.这人一头倒在硬长凳上就睡着了。
The bench read the sentence to the prisoner.法官向犯人宣读判决。
The accused will be brought before the bench.被告将被带上法庭。
He was appointed to the bench.他被任命为法官。
What do the bench feel about this?法官们对此事的看法如何?

bench, chair, seat, sofa
这四个词所指并不相同:bench指长凳,可有背,也可无背; chair指有背的单人椅; seat指固定在汽车、火车、飞机、轮船,剧院、礼堂里的座位; sofa则指沙发。

bench的复数形式重复时,表示“许许多多”的概念,并不强调可数性。例如:
There are benches and benches in rows, all crowded with people.那里有成排的长凳,都坐满了人。

［同义词］ v. band, girdle, stripe, tape n. board, table