backbench

backbench

美 [ˈbækˌbentʃ] 　英 [ˌbækˈbentʃ]

• adj.普通议员的
• n.普通议员席
• 网络后坐议员；无官位议会后座议员席

词形变化

复数：backbenches  

英汉解释

n.	1. 普通议员席
adj.	1. 普通议员的

英英解释

n.	1. one of the seats in the British parliament where ordinary Members of Parliament sit. The leading members of each party sit on the front bench

例句

There were signs that this lead would be followed by backbench MPs who feared a backlash from the public.

有迹象表明后座议员们会效仿这种作风，毕竟他们都担忧公众会有过激反应。

Moreover, all the signs are that the new intake of backbench Tories will be bursting for a row over Europe.

此外，一切都表明，托利党将吸纳更多新人加入后座议员的行列，遍布欧洲。

Gordon Brown warned senior backbench MPs yesterday that western forces were facing a "new type of threat" in Afghanistan.

布朗首相昨日对后排议员表示，西方军队在阿富汗现正面临着一种新型的威胁。

Mr Cowen has withstood some minor backbench revolts against his leadership, but he is struggling to retain public confidence.

尽管科恩正经受着小股的后座反叛，但他还是努力地维持着公众信心。

He cultivates backbench MPs and activists assiduously.

他不辞辛劳地培养下院议员和其他活动分子。

They also have a free vote on a number of backbench amendments to tighten the law on abortion.

他们同样也对一些加强流产控制法的补充议案自由投票。

The motion was defeated, but, astonishingly, almost half of David Cameron's backbench MPs defied his call for them to vote against it.

这项动议最后未获通过，但让人感到惊讶的是，将近一半的卡梅伦后座议员们没有遵从他的倡议去投反对票。