back bench

美 [ˌbæk ˈbentʃ]英 [ˌbæk ˈbentʃ]
  • n.(英国下院及其他某些国家议会的)后座议员席,普通议员席
back benchback bench

noun

usually pl.(英国下院及其他某些国家议会的)后座议员席,普通议员席
(in the House of Commons in Britain, and in certain other parliaments) any of the seats for Members of Parliament who do not have senior positions in the government or the other parties

He resigned as Home Secretary and returned to the back benches.

他辞去了内政大臣的职务,回到后座议员席。

back-bench MPs

下院普通议员

compare the front bench
  1. Two in the back bench whispered .

    坐在后排凳子上的两个在小声讲着什么。

  2. I pulled back the bench to help the old man sit on it .

    我把长凳往后拉,帮助老人坐下。

  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。

  4. Put him back on the bench !

    让他回板凳上去!

  5. Jane and Judy ran back to their bench two-double with laughter .

    珍和朱蒂跑回他们的长椅,笑得直不起腰来。

  6. They stood and applauded the gesture of sportsmanship as Darius made his way back to his bench .

    当达利斯走回场外长凳时,约翰特尔和他的球友们都站了起来,为达利斯展现的运动精神鼓掌喝彩。

  7. Although he was back on the bench for last weekend 's FA Cup victory at Preston , it was Sammy Lee directing operations from the touchline as Benitez eases himself back into his role .

    李在边线附近站着担任指挥的工作,贝尼特斯以一种相对轻松的方式回到了赛场。

  8. If I had a guess , I 'd guess McGrady will not be back on the bench when the Rockets play New Orleans Tuesday night . I just can 't see him putting the uniform back on after this latest dustup .

    如果让我猜,周二晚上对黄蜂的比赛麦迪不会回到板凳上,我只是不能看到经过最近的这次风波他穿上队服。

  9. 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。

  10. Then I went back to the park bench .

    我又回到公园的长椅上。

  11. After he had finished breakfast , he slowly made his way back to his work bench .

    吃完早餐后,他慢慢地走回到工作台。

  12. They asked . " In a minute . " I replied , and sat back down on the bench , dizzy from what he had just told me .

    他们问道。等会儿,我回答说,又在椅子上坐了下来,他刚刚告诉我的消息让我眩晕。

  13. A light-weighting design to the optics bench in the atmospheric sounding interferometer has been carried out by digging lightening holes on the back of the optics bench .

    采取在光学基板背面挖减轻孔的方法来实现对干涉式大气垂直探测仪的光学基板进行了轻量化设计。

  14. In this photo , Monroe is dressed in shorts and a bikini top , as she lies back on a wooden bench and reads a script .

    此照片中,梦露身着短裤和比基尼上衣,正躺在木凳上看剧本。