| [/ˈkɪŋdəm; ˋkɪŋdəm/] n 用法:
1 country or state ruled by a king or queen 王国:
the United Kingdom 英国. 用法:
2 any one of the three divisions of the natural world 界（大自然的三大类别）:
the animal, plant/vegetable and mineral kingdoms 动物、 植物、 矿物三界. 用法:
3 (fig 比喻) area belonging to or associated with a particular thing or person 领域:
the kingdom of the imagination 想像的领域 *
the kingdom under the waves, ie the sea 大海. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) till/until kingdom `come (infml) for ever 永久; 永远:
Don't mention politics or we'll be here till kingdom come. 咱们别谈政治吧, 否则一谈就没个完. to kingdom `come (infml) into the life after death 去天国:
gone to kingdom come, ie dead 上天国了（死了） *
The bomb exploded and blew them all to kingdom come. 炸弹爆炸把他们全都归天了. |