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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
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
教堂长椅
a long bench with a back, used by the congregation in a church
The family sat in the front pew.
这家人坐在前排长椅上。
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.
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
There are several pew in the church.
Use this
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。
Not this
We sat on a pew at the back.
Use this
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。