"benchwarmer" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 替补队员

Definition

"Benchwarmer" 指的是团队中很少上场比赛、经常坐在替补席上的运动员。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用于体育领域，表达队员很少有上场机会，带有非正式、幽默色彩。有时可泛指在团队活动中不被重用的人。常见表达还有 'ride the bench'。

Examples

He is always a benchwarmer and never gets to play.

他总是个**替补队员**，从不上场。

No one wants to be a benchwarmer for the whole season.

没有人想当整个赛季的**替补队员**。

The coach picked him, but he stayed a benchwarmer.

教练选了他，但他还是当了**替补队员**。

I got used to being a benchwarmer and just cheered for my teammates.

我习惯做**替补队员**，只好为队友加油了。

Being a benchwarmer taught me patience and teamwork.

做**替补队员**教会了我耐心和团队合作。

Even off the field, I sometimes feel like a benchwarmer at work when I'm not included.

即使在工作中，没人带上我时我也觉得自己像个**替补队员**。