bench: [OE] Old English benc goes back to Germanic *bangk-, also the source of English bank (the related German bank means ‘bench’). The Northern and Scottish English versions of the word were benk and bink. The specific application to the seat on which a judge sits arose in the 13th century. => bank
bench (n.)
Old English benc "long seat," from Proto-Germanic *bankiz "bank of earth," perhaps here "man-made earthwork," later "bench, table" (cognates: Old Frisian bank "bench," Old Norse bekkr, Danish bænk, Middle Dutch banc, Old High German banch), from PIE root *bheg- "to break." Used for "office of a judge" since late 13c. Sporting sense "reserve of players" (in baseball, North American football, etc.) is by 1909, from literal sense of place where players sit when not in action (by 1889).
bench (v.)
"to take out of the game," 1902, from bench (n.) in the sporting sense. Related: Benched; benching. Old English also had a verb form, but it meant "to make benches."
实用例句
1. The runaway car careered into a bench, hitting an elderly couple.
那辆失控的车猛冲到一条长椅上，撞伤了一对老夫妇。来自柯林斯例句
2. The crowd around the bench began to melt away.
长椅周围的人群渐渐散去了。来自柯林斯例句
3. The back of the bench folds forward to make a table.
长凳的靠背可以向前翻折成一张桌子。来自柯林斯例句
4. 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。来自柯林斯例句
5. He pushed her away and she fell back on the wooden bench.
