bench-warmer

  • n. 候补球员,替补队员

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也可以写作:bench warmer,上场时间很少的球员通常在「场下」把板凳都坐暖了,所以引申为:候补球员、替补队员。

英文词源


bench-warmer (n.)
1892, baseball slang; see bench.
The days for "bench-warmers" with salaries are also past. ["New York Sporting News," Jan. 9, 1892]
Old English had bencsittend "one who sits on a bench."

双语例句


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。

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2. The crowd around the bench began to melt away.
长椅周围的人群渐渐散去了。

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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。

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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。

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5. He pushed her away and she fell back on the wooden bench.
他把她推开,她向后跌坐到长木椅上。

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