bench /ˈbɛnʧ/
 板凳,條凳,長凳,工作臺;法官席,議員席


 bench
 台


 Bench n.; pl. Benches
 1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.
    Mossy benches supplied the place of chairs.   --Sir W. Scott.
 2. A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench.
 3. The seat where judges sit in court.
    To pluck down justice from your awful bench.   --Shak.
 4. The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See King's Bench.
 5. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms.
 6. A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river.
 Bench mark Leveling, one of a number of marks along a line of survey, affixed to permanent objects, to show where leveling staffs were placed.  See bench mark in the vocabulary.
 Bench of bishops, the whole body of English prelates assembled in council.
 Bench plane, any plane used by carpenters and joiners for working a flat surface, as jack planes, long planes.
 Bench show, an exhibition of dogs.
 Bench table Arch., a projecting course at the base of a building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat.


 Bench v. t. [imp. & p. p. Benched p. pr. & vb. n. Benching.]
 1. To furnish with benches.
    'T was benched with turf.   --Dryden.
    Stately theaters benched crescentwise.   --Tennyson.
 2. To place on a bench or seat of honor.
    Whom I . . . have benched and reared to worship.   --Shak.


 Bench, v. i. To sit on a seat of justice. [R.]

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 bench
      n 1: a long seat for more than one person
      2: the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench"
      3: a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep
         slopes above and below) [syn: terrace]
      4: persons who administer justice [syn: judiciary]
      5: a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic [syn: workbench,
          work bench]
      6: the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in
         judicial capacity to compose the court collectively
      v 1: take out of a game; of players
      2: exhibit on a bench; "bench the poodles at the dog show"


 Bench
    deck of a Tyrian ship, described by Ezekiel (27:6) as overlaid
    with box-wood.