sit in a/the pew
pew 特指教堂里带靠背的长条座椅，不是普通的椅子。
The family sat in the front pew.
这家人坐在前排长椅上。
教堂长椅
教堂长凳；有靠背的长凳,用于教堂会众；会众；包厢式座位；类似教堂长凳的结构
a long bench with a back, used by the congregation in a church
教堂长凳
One of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.
有靠背的长凳,用于教堂会众
long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
会众
The congregation of a church.
包厢式座位
An enclosed compartment in a church which provides seating for a group of people, often a prominent family.
类似教堂长凳的结构
Any structure shaped like a church pew, such as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in a theatre; or a pen or sheepfold.
We sat on a wooden pew near the front of the old church.
我们坐在老教堂前排附近的一条木制长椅上。
用法提示：pew 在此指教堂里的长条座椅，作名词使用。
Please leave the hymn book on the pew when you go.
离开时请把赞美诗歌本留在长椅上。
用法提示：pew 指教堂的长条座位，名词。
The first two pews are reserved for the choir.
前排两张教堂长椅是为唱诗班预留的。
用法提示：pew 的复数形式 pews 指多张教堂长椅。
pew 特指教堂里带靠背的长条座椅，不是普通的椅子。
The family sat in the front pew.
这家人坐在前排长椅上。
动词 pew 较少见，意为给教堂等安装长椅。
They pewed the old chapel last year.
他们去年为老教堂安装了长椅。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are several pew in the church.
正确表达There are several pews in the church.
pew 是可数名词，复数形式为 pews。several 后需要接复数名词，因此不能用原形 pew。
grammar · medium
易错句子We sat on a pew at the back.
正确表达We sat in a pew at the back.
表示“坐在教堂长椅上”时，英语通常用 sit in a pew，而不是 sit on a pew，因为 pew 被看作一个有靠背和侧边的座位空间。
pew 特指教堂里带靠背的长椅，通常成排摆放；bench 是普通长凳/长椅，可用于公园、健身房等，不限定教堂。
pew 是会众坐的长椅，pulpit 是牧师讲道时所站的讲台；一个是坐的地方，一个是站的地方。
pew 是教堂座位，pewter 是一种金属材料（锡合金），读音相近（/pjuː/ 与 /ˈpjuːtər/），拼写相似，但意义完全不同。
教堂长椅
A church pew is usually made of polished wood.
教堂长椅通常由抛光木材制成。
前排长椅
The family always sits in the front pew on Sunday.
这家人周日总是坐在前排长椅上。
木制长椅
The old church has beautiful wooden pews.
那座老教堂有漂亮的木制长椅。
坐在长椅上
She sat in a pew near the window and prayed.
她坐在靠窗的长椅上祈祷。
空长椅
There were many empty pews during the weekday service.
平日礼拜时有许多空长椅。
长椅坐垫
The worn pew cushions were replaced last month.
磨损的长椅坐垫上个月被更换了。
长椅所在的场所，教堂内常见设施。
在教堂长椅上就座的人群。
在教堂长椅上进行的宗教活动。
长椅之间的通道，与会众座位相关。
教堂中通常摆放长椅的主体区域。
坐下；请坐
Come in, take a pew and tell me what happened.
进来，坐下，告诉我发生了什么。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.