1 a long wooden or metal seat for two or more people, often outdoors 长椅,长板凳(通常指户外的):
a park bench公园的长椅
2 (in the British parliament) the seats where a particular group of politicians sit (英国国会)某类议员的座位:
the Government front bench前座政府大臣席the Labour back benches工党后座议员席
3 a long narrow table that people work at; for example, in a factory (狭长的)工作台