English Dictionary

bench

IPA（発音記号）

/bɛntʃ/

名詞

比喩的用法 オーストラリア英語 ニュージーランド英語 イギリス英語

A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools. / (government) A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.

日本語の意味

公園や学校などに設置される、背もたれがある場合もない場合もある長い座席。 / 議会において、政治家が座るために設けられた長い座席。

The elderly couple sat on the park bench to enjoy the sunset.

高齢のカップルは夕日を楽しむために公園の長いベンチに座った。

意味（1）

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.

意味（2）

(government) A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.

the government front bench

意味（3）

(law) The people who decide on the verdict; the judiciary.

They are awaiting a decision on the motion from the bench.

意味（4）

(law, figuratively) The place where the judges sit.

She sat on the bench for 30 years before she retired.

意味（5）

The dignity of holding an official seat.

the bench of bishops

意味（6）

(sports) The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.

He spent the first three games on the bench, watching.

意味（7）

(sports, figuratively) The number of players on a team able to participate, expressed in terms of length.

Injuries have shortened the bench.

意味（8）

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.

意味（9）

A horizontal padded surface, usually adjustable in height and inclination and often with attached weight rack, used for proper posture during exercise.

I had no bench or power rack, so by necessity every exercise I did started with the weights on the floor.

意味（10）

(surveying) A 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.

意味（11）

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.

意味（12）

(geology) A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.

意味（13）

(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A kitchen surface on which to prepare food, a counter.

意味（14）

(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A bathroom surface which holds the washbasin, a vanity.

意味（15）

A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public, traditionally on benches or raised platforms.

benches （ plural ）