(1) 长(条)凳 (long seat made of wood or stone) [C]：a park～公园的长凳;He sat on the～and fed the pigeons.他坐在长凳上喂鸽子。～seat 汽车上的横排座位;〖同〗seat;

(2) (英)议员席 (seat for a certain group of MPs)[C]：the back-/cross-/front-～es 后座/横座/前座议员席;the Labour～es 工党席;

(3) (工作)台 (long strong table for working for a carpenter，mechanic，scientist，etc)[C]：The carpenter's～was covered with tools.木匠的工作台上摆满了工具。〖同〗workbench，worktable，table;

(4)1)法庭(lawcourt) [C， the～]：the Queen's B～英高等法院法庭;〖同〗court;2) 法官席 (judge's seat in a courtroom) [C， the～]：speak from the～以法官身分发言; 3) 法官 (the judge himself) [Gp，the～]：The ～declared...法官宣布…… He was appointed to the～.他被任命为法官。be on the～受命为法官; 4) 全体法官 (judges as a group) [Gp， the～]：The man appeared before the～， accused of murder.那人被指控谋杀而受审。The accused was brought before the～.被告受到审讯。

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