0 a long, usually hard seat for two or more people, often found in public places -- 長凳；工作枱
1 to not allow someone to take part in a sports game or playground activity, as a punishment or because they are injured -- 把（場上隊員）換下；罰（場上隊員）下場；不讓（隊員）上場
A couple of old codgers were sitting on the park bench, grumbling about the children.
Holding her painful back, she sat down gingerly on the bench.
Chairs, stools, sofas and benches are different types of seat.
He was sitting alone by a window with a weird contraption on the bench in front of him.
Fittings: the classroom incorporated six sliding doors, each 2.4m square, and specially designed computer benches and a white-board support.
The government had no opponents, whether within their own party or on the opposite benches, who could block the march of legislation.
In these photos rows of men sat neatly on benches and on the ground, facing a radio set flanked by somber standing attendants.
