3N-PLURAL 议员席;议席 In parliament, different groups sit on different benches. For example, the government sits on the government benches . 议员席;议席 [British]
5N-SING-COLL [with singular or plural verb]法官;地方执法官 In a court of law, the bench is the judge or magistrates. 法官;地方执法官
The chairman of the bench adjourned the case until October 27.
主审法官将案件延期到10月27日审理。
6N-SING [theNOUN]法官职位;地方执法官职位 If someone serves on the bench, they work as a judge or magistrate. 法官职位;地方执法官职位
Allgood served on the bench for more than 50 years.
奥尔古德当了五十多年的法官。
7N-SING [theNOUN](体育比赛的)替补席 If a member of a sports team is on the bench for a particular match, he or she waits at the side of the field until the manager tells them to play. (体育比赛的)替补席 [journalism]
Ian Ferguson was preferred to Stuart McCall, who was on the bench.