king
n
1 (title of the) male ruler of an independent state, usu inheriting the position by right of birth 君主; 國王; 國王的稱號
the King of Denmark 丹麥國王
King Edward VII 愛德華七世
be made/crowned king 被立為[加冕為]國王. Cf 參看 queen.
2 person, animal or thing regarded as best or most important in some way 重要的人、 動物或事物; 大王
To his fans, Elvis will always be `the King'. 埃爾維斯的歌迷永遠稱他為歌王.
the king of beasts/of the jungle, ie the lion 百獸[叢林]之王(獅子)
Barolo is the king of Italian red wines. 巴羅洛是意大利紅葡萄酒之王.
3 [attrib 作定語]
largest variety of a species 同類中之最大型的
king cobra, penguin, prawn, etc 眼鏡王蛇、 王企鵝、 寬溝對蝦等.
4
(a) (in chess) the most important piece (國際象棋的)王. =>illus at chess 見chess插圖.
(b) (in draughts) piece that has been crowned on reaching the opponent's side of the board (國際跳棋的)王棋(抵對方底線升為王的棋子).
(c) (in playing-cards) any of four cards with the picture of a king on (紙牌中的)K
the king of spades 黑桃K.
5 (idm 習語) 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. 那幅畫一定價值連城. turn King's/Queen's evidence => evidence. the uncrowned king/queen => uncrowned.
OK, everyone. Less noise, please! Gather round and listen carefully. First we are going to search the beach and the rock pools. Let me remind you what we are looking for: seaweeds, fish, plants, all living things. When you find anything, make a note where
00在這里集合,游泳之后再吃午餐。別著急!我們有足夠的時間。
That is how Annie came to be with us.
這就是安妮和我們在一起的緣由。
Then Von Frisch moved the dish to the east of the hive and waited for a marked bee to feed.