1. 长凳；长椅
    A bench is a long seat of wood or metal that two or more people can sit on.

    e.g. He sat down on a park bench.
           他在公园的长椅上坐了下来。

2. （长方形）工作台，实验台
    A bench is a long, narrow table in a factory or laboratory.

    e.g. ...the laboratory bench.
           实验台

3. 议员席；议席
    In parliament, different groups sit on different benches. For example, the government sits on the government benches .

    e.g. ...the opposition benches.
           反对派议席

4. 法官；地方执法官
    In a court of law, the bench is the judge or magistrates.

bench

    e.g. 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。

5. 法官职位；地方执法官职位
    If someone serves on the bench, they work as a judge or magistrate.

    e.g. Allgood served on the bench for more than 50 years.
           奥尔古德当了五十多年的法官。

6. （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.

    e.g. Ian Ferguson was preferred to Stuart McCall, who was on the bench.
           伊恩·弗格森比坐在替补席上的斯图尔特·麦考尔更受器重。