backbencher

backbencher

1. "a revolt of the backbench fueled by a powerful lobbying campaign" (Washington Post)

“被强大的游说议员运动煽动的由新议员组成的反抗活动”(华盛顿邮报)

2. some of their donors and a few backbench MPs began to mutiny, and Mr Brown readied his party for another, early, election.

一些捐款人和后座议员开始反抗，但是布朗的党派已经准备进行第二场提前选举。

3. Debate in the house of commons on a motion to adjourn the sit, used by backbench mps to raise point of particular interest to themselves.

后座议员用它来提出对自己感兴趣的论点。

4. Gordon Brown warned senior backbench MPs yesterday that western forces were facing a "new type of threat" in Afghanistan.

布朗首相昨日对后排议员表示，西方军队在阿富汗现正面临着一种新型的威胁。

5. When still a backbencher, he already distinguished himself in the Commons and was seen as a bright young man.

当他还是后座议员时，这位聪明的年轻人已经在下议院中脱颖而出。他在自传中讲到，没有勤奋就不可能有聪明。

6. The story goes that during a debate in the Commons on what to call the bell, Sir Benjamin was about to give his ideas when a backbencher shouted, 'Let's call it Big Ben.

据说，下议院为给这只钟命名曾争论不休，本杰明正准备陈述自己的观点，后座的一位议员大声叫道：“就叫它大本吧。”

7. There were signs that this lead would be followed by backbench MPs who feared a backlash from the public.

有迹象表明后座议员们会效仿这种作风，毕竟他们都担忧公众会有过激反应。

8. The Liberal backbencher wants the current test scrapped and replaced by a personal interview that assesses knowledge and spoken English, rather than literacy or computer skills.

自由后排希望目前的测试和取消，取而代之的是一个个人采访时表示，评估的知识和英语口语，而不是识字或电脑技能。

9. The prime minister give in to pressure from the backbencher .

首相向来自后排座议员压力让步。