bench
n
1 [C]
(a) long seat made of wood or stone (木制或石制的)长凳
a park bench 公园中的长凳.
(b) (Brit) (in the House of Commons) seat for a certain group of MPs (下议院中)某类议员的席位
the back-/cross-/front-benches 後座[中立/前座]议员席
There was cheering from the Labour benches. 从工党议员席那边响起一阵欢呼声.
2 the bench
(a) [sing] lawcourt 法院
the Queen's Bench, ie a division of the British High Court of Justice 英国高等法院.
(b) [sing] judge's seat in court (法院中的)法官席位.
(c) [Gp] judges or magistrates as a group 法官(总称).
(d) [Gp] judge(s) or magistrate(s) hearing a case (审理案件的)法官.
3 [C] long working-table for a carpenter, mechanic, scientist, etc (木工、机修工人、科研人员等使用的长形的)工作台.
4 (idm 习语) on the `bench appointed as a judge or magistrate 担任法官职务.
But personally I believe a business letter should end with Very truly yours, not Sincerely.
还行,乔治。但是我个人相信一封商业信函应该以“敬上”结尾,而不是“谨启”。
Our staff and employees will do their best to make your visit comfortable and worthwhile.
我们所有的员工都会尽力使您的来访舒适而有价值。
The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is that sometimes even men live under the delusion that they can do anything, even when they have repeatedly been proved wrong.