"warm the bench" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 坐冷板凳
• 不上场

Definition

在体育比赛中以替补身份坐在场边而不参与比赛。也可指在团队或组织中没有被赋予积极角色的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

为非正式体育表达，常见于团体球类运动。比喻用法指未被积极参与到集体中。通常是负面评价。

Examples

He had to warm the bench during the whole game.

他整场比赛都在**坐冷板凳**。

If you don’t practice hard, you will warm the bench next match.

如果你不努力训练，下场比赛你会**坐冷板凳**。

She doesn’t like to warm the bench; she wants to play.

她不喜欢**坐冷板凳**，她想上场。

It’s tough to keep warming the bench when you know you’re ready to play.

明明自己已经准备好了，却一直**坐冷板凳**，真的很难受。

After the coach changed, I didn’t have to warm the bench anymore.

换了教练后，我不再需要**坐冷板凳**了。

He felt like he was just warming the bench at his new job too.

他觉得在新工作里也像是在**坐冷板凳**。