bench
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Danh từ
noun- 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.
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(law) The seat where the judges sit in court.
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A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.
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(sports) The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
He spent the first three games on the bench, watching.
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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.
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A horizontal padded surface, usually adjustable in height and inclination and often with attached weight rack, used for proper posture during exercise.
2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii I had no bench or power rack, so by necessity every exercise I did started with the weights on the floor.
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(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.
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A flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, work of masonry, or similar.
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(geology) A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.
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(Australia, New Zealand)A kitchen surface on which to prepare food, a counter.
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(Australia, New Zealand)A bathroom surface which holds the washbasin, a vanity.
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A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public, traditionally on benches or raised platforms.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)(transitive, sports) To remove a player from play.
They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was injured.
Đồng nghĩa: sideline
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(figuratively, transitive)To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily.
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(slang)To push a person backward against a conspirator behind them who is on their hands and knees, causing them to fall over.
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(transitive)To furnish with benches.
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(transitive)To place on a bench or seat of honour.
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(colloquial, intransitive, transitive)(transitive and intransitive, colloquial) To lift by bench pressing
I heard he can bench 150 pounds.
1988, Frederick C. Hatfield, "Powersource: Ties that bind", Ironman 47 (6): 21. For the first several years of my exclusive career in powerlifting, I couldn't bench too well.
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(alt of, alternative)Alternative spelling of bentsh.
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ine-pro From Middle English bench, benk, bynk, from Old English benċ (bench), from *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (bench), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-.