pew

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ldoce_256_apew1 /pjuː/ noun [countable]  1. DHFa long wooden seat in a church 教堂长椅 →5  See picture of PEW 教堂长椅 →4  See picture of 见图 pew2. take a pew British English spokenSIT used humorously to invite someone to sit down 请坐〔幽默用法〕

Examples from the Corpus

pew• Then, toward the front, on the gospel side, he saw a man kneeling in a pew.• His hand reached for the corner of a pew, the other scrabbling at the cracks in the uneven floor.• Yes, by all means, take a pew.• She sits in the church pew nest to you each week.• There is a row of pews on either side of the chapel to seat two in each pew.• The great audience rose, clapping and applauding, as the soldiers filed into she pews reserved for them...• Except for the pews and the floors, almost every interior surface was covered with statues or paintings.• The inner door stood open and through it she caught sight of Eleanor Shergold sitting in one of the pews.pew2 interjection American English spoken  UNPLEASANTused when something smells very bad 呸！〔用于表示气味非常难闻〕

Examples from the Corpus

pew• Pew! What stinks?Origin pew1 (1300-1400) Old French puie, from Latin podia, plural of podium; → PODIUM pew2 (1900-2000) pooh

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pew

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pew¹ /pjuː/ noun [countable]
1. a long wooden seat in a church
2. take a pew British English spoken used humorously to invite someone to sit down

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pew² interjection American English spokenused when something smells very bad

pewBrE /pjuː/ 🔊NAmE /pjuː/ 🔊 nouna long wooden seat in a church 教堂长椅●ˌtake a ˈpew!(BrE, informal, humorous) used to tell sb to sit down 坐下！