| [/kwiːn; kwin/] n 用法:
1 (title of the) female ruler of an independent state, usu inheriting the position by right of birth （独立政体的）女王, 女酋长, 女首领（的头衔）（通常为世袭的）:
Queen Elizabeth II 英女王伊丽莎白二世 *
the Queen of the Netherlands 荷兰女王 *
be made/crowned queen 被立[加冕]为女王. Cf 参看 king. 用法:
2 wife of a king 王后:
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 英王乔治六世及王后伊丽莎白. 用法:
3 (a) woman, place or thing regarded as best or most important in some way 最好的或最重要的女子、 地方或事物:
Agatha Christie, the queen of detective-story writers 阿加莎·克里斯蒂, 侦探小说杰出女作家 *
Marilyn Monroe is the most famous of all American movie queens, ie leading film actresses. 玛丽莲·梦露是全美最著名的影后. *
Venice, the queen of the Adriatic 威尼斯, 亚得里亚海沿岸的名城.
(b) woman or girl chosen to hold the most important position in a festival or celebration 节日或庆典中最重要的女子:
Queen of the May, ie girl chosen to lead a procession, dance, etc to celebrate spring 五朔节小姐（带领庆祝春季节日者） *
a carnival queen 狂欢节小姐 *
a beauty queen 选美赛的冠军. 用法:
4 fertile female insect (eg ant, bee or wasp) that produces eggs for the whole group （为群体产卵的雌性昆虫, 如蚂蚁、 蜜蜂、 黄蜂等的）王; 蚁王; 蜂王:
A hive cannot exist without a queen. 蜂房不可无蜂王. *
[attrib 作定语] The queen bee never leaves the hive. 蜂王从不离开蜂房. 用法:
5 (a) (in chess) the most powerful piece on the board, used for attack and defence （国际象棋的）后. =>illus at chess 见chess插图.
(b) (in a pack of playing-cards) any of the four cards with the picture of a queen on （纸牌中的）王后,Q:
the queen of hearts 红桃Q. 用法:
6 (sl derog 俚, 贬) effeminate male homosexual 女性化的男同性恋者. 用法:
7 (idm 习语)the King's/Queen's English => English. turn King's/Queen's evidence => evidence. the uncrowned king/queen of sth => uncrowned. queen 2
v 用法:
1 (a) [Tn] (in chess) change (a pawn) into a queen by moving it across the board to the opponent's end （国际象棋中）使（卒）升变为后（至对方底线者）.
(b) [I] (of a pawn) be changed in this way （指卒）升变为后. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) queen it (over sb) behave as if in a position of power (over sb) （对某人）似掌权者行事:
Since her promotion she queens it over everyone else in the office. 她获提升後对办事处所有的人都发号施令. |