Back-bencher
n. 英国国会下院的普通议员
📖 牛津释义
back-bencher
n (Brit) member of Parliament who does not hold an important position in the government or opposition 後座议员（在政府或反对党中均不担任重要职务的国会议员）.
🧩 词语组成解析
back
[bæk]
n. 背，背部;背面，反面;后面，后部;（椅子等的）靠背;
vt. 使后退;支持;加背书于;下赌注于;
vi. 后退;倒退;
adj. 背部的;后面的;以前的;拖欠的;
adv. 以前;向后地;
n. 坐凳子的人, 律师协会的主管委员, 划手
🗣️ 情景例句
Collecting matchsticks was fun, until that fateful day one of them caught alight.
收集火柴是一种乐趣，除非一天其中一根火柴不幸燃烧起来。
Do one's level best.
尽力而为。
Who has not stood in awe at the sight of a spider pouncing on a fly, or a column of ants triumphantly bearing home an enormous dead beetle?
当看到蜘蛛扑向一只苍蝇时，一队蚂蚁抬着一只巨大的死甲虫凯旋归时，谁能不感到敬畏呢？