pew
pew — noun
- pewsingular
- pewsplural
1. a long bench found in churches, built from wood and fitted with a backrest, wher
a long bench found in churches, built from wood and fitted with a backrest, where several people sit side by side during a religious service
Dahlia sat in the front pew and watched the morning light through the old window.
collocation: front pew / sit in a pew
The carpenter repaired the cracked pew and sanded it smooth before Sunday.
collocation: repair a pew / cracked pew
Théo's grandmother always sat in the third pew on the left during evening services.
Jisoo slid into the back pew as the choir began to sing the first hymn.
Gita found a small prayer book left behind on the pew after the wedding ceremony.
文法句型
a pew / the pew / pews
用法筆記
Almost exclusively refers to fixed bench seating in Christian churches. In informal British English, 'take a pew' is an idiomatic invitation to sit down, but this phrase is limited to that register and regional variety.