Picture one long plank set on legs — long enough for several people, with no arms and no separate places marked on it. That single object does two jobs depending on what you put on it: sit on it and it is a seat for a group; stand at it and work on it and it is a table. Almost everything `bench` means later is one particular long plank that a particular group of people is known for sitting on.
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原始詞典資料27 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Benchname詞源 1
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A language spoken in Ethiopia
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The people who speak the Bench language
Benchname詞源 2
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A surname.
benchnoun詞源 1/ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/
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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.
- Scarborough station's famous 139-metre-long bench, believed to be the longest in the world, has been restored in a £14,500 project.
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lawThe seat where the judges sit in court.
- They are awaiting a decision on the motion from the bench.
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lawThe seat where the judges sit in court.
- She sat on the bench for 30 years before she retired.
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governmentA seat where people sit together in an official capacity.
- the government front bench
- On the opposition benches at Holyrood, Scottish Labour's transport spokesman Neil Bibby favours a more formal approach of involving passenger and worker representatives in the management of ScotRail.
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A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.
- the bench of bishops
- the civic bench
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A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.
- Mr. Zuckerberg’s repositioning of Meta started in earnest last year, when he began rearranging his bench of lieutenants.
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hobbieslifestylesportsThe place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
- He spent the first three games on the bench, watching.
- But Chelsea, who left Didier Drogba on the bench as coach Carlo Ancelotti favoured Fernando Torres, staged a stirring fightback to move up to fourth and keep United in their sights on a night when nothing other than victory would have kept the Blues in contention.
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governmenthobbieslifestyleThe place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
- Injuries have shortened the bench.
另外 8 個記錄的用法
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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.
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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.
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geographynatural-sciencessurveyingA 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.
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A flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, work of masonry, or similar.
- That number carried his glance to the top of this first bulging bench of cliff-base.
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geographygeologynatural-sciencesA thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.
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A kitchen surface on which to prepare food, a counter.
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A bathroom surface which holds the washbasin, a vanity.
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A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public, traditionally on benches or raised platforms.
benchverb詞源 1/ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/
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hobbieslifestylesportsTo remove a player from play.
- They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was injured.
- OK, you are out! You’re benched!
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To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily.
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slangTo push a person backward against a conspirator behind them who is on their hands and knees, causing them to fall over.
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To furnish with benches.
- 'Twas benched with turf.
- stately theatres benched crescent-wise
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To place on a bench or seat of honour.
- whom I […] have benched and reared to worship
benchverb詞源 2/ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/
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To lift by bench pressing
- 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.
benchnoun詞源 2/ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/
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hobbieslifestylesportsThe weight one is able to bench press, especially the maximum weight capable of being pressed.
- He became frustrated when his bench increased by only 10 pounds despite a month of training.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
- bentsh
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