Bench warmer
Slang Term
AmericanBritish
★★★☆☆ Moderate
Casual
Significado: A substitute player who rarely gets to play.
很少有上场机会的替补球员。
Un suplente que rara vez juega.
あまり出場機会のない控え選手。
거의 출전 기회가 없는 후보 선수.
From sports—a player who spends games sitting on the bench. Used for anyone in a minor or inactive role.
源自体育——整场比赛都坐在替补席上的球员。用于指处于次要或不活跃角色的人。
Del deporte—un jugador que pasa los partidos sentado en el banquillo. Se usa para cualquiera en un papel menor o inactivo.
スポーツ由来の表現。試合中ずっとベンチに座っている選手。脇役や活躍の場がない人に使われる。
스포츠에서 유래—경기 내내 벤치에 앉아 있는 선수. 작은 역할이나 비활동적인 역할에 있는 사람에게도 사용한다.
Significado literal: Player warming the bench
Ejemplos
- He was just a bench warmer in college. 他大学时只是个板凳球员Era solo un calentabanquillos en la universidad彼は大学時代ずっと補欠だった그는 대학 시절 내내 후보 선수였다.
- Don't want to be a bench warmer. 不想当板凳球员No quiero ser un calentabanquillos補欠のままでいたくない만년 후보로 남고 싶지 않다.
- Promoted from bench warmer to starter. 从替补升为首发Ascendido de suplente a titular補欠からレギュラーに昇格した후보에서 주전으로 승격했다.
Pronunciación
/bentʃ ˈwɔːmə/
Guía de uso
Contexto: sports, secondary role, inactivity
Tono: dismissive, self-deprecating
✓ Correcto
- Just a bench warmer.只是个替补Solo un suplenteただの控え選手だ그냥 후보 선수야.
- Bench-warmer status.板凳球员的身份Estatus de suplente補欠の立場だ만년 벤치 신세.
- From bench warmer to starter.从替补到首发De suplente a titular補欠からレギュラーになった후보에서 주전으로.
✗ Incorrecto
- SubstituteSubstitute(替补)Substitute(suplente)Substitute(控え)교체 선수
- Reserve playerReserve player(预备球员)Reserve player(jugador de reserva)Reserve player(控え選手)예비 선수
Errores comunes
- American sports term
- Can be self-deprecating or insulting
Origen e historia
From sports—players not in the game sit on the bench.
Etimología: American sports slang, 20th century
Primera vez registrado: Early 20th century
Contexto cultural
Era: Early 20th century to present
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: American sports; Sports movies
Regional notes: American sports term, understood in British English.
Variaciones
Bench warmerBench-warmerWarming the bench
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