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