| [/kɪŋ; kɪŋ/] n 用法:
1 (title of the) male ruler of an independent state, usu inheriting the position by right of birth 君主; 国王; 国王的称号:
the King of Denmark 丹麦国王 *
King Edward VII 爱德华七世 *
be made/crowned king 被立为[加冕为]国王. Cf 参看 queen. 用法:
2 person, animal or thing regarded as best or most important in some way 重要的人、 动物或事物; 大王:
To his fans, Elvis will always be `the King'. 埃尔维斯的歌迷永远称他为歌王. *
the king of beasts/of the jungle, ie the lion 百兽[丛林]之王（狮子） *
Barolo is the king of Italian red wines. 巴罗洛是意大利红葡萄酒之王. 用法:
3 [attrib 作定语] largest variety of a species 同类中之最大型的:
king cobra, penguin, prawn, etc 眼镜王蛇、 王企鹅、 宽沟对虾等. 用法:
4 (a) (in chess) the most important piece （国际象棋的）王. =>illus at chess 见chess插图.
(b) (in draughts) piece that has been crowned on reaching the opponent's side of the board （国际跳棋的）王棋（抵对方底线升为王的棋子）.
(C) (in playing-cards) any of four cards with the picture of a king on （纸牌中的）K:
the king of spades 黑桃K. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) the King's/Queen's English => English. a ,king's `ransom very large amount of money 重金; 巨款:
That painting must be worth a king's ransom. 那幅画一定价值连城. turn King's/Queen's evidence => evidence. the uncrowned king/queen => uncrowned. |