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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   king

   • IPA[kiNG]

   美式

   • n.
     the male ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth；a person or thing regarded as the finest or most important in its sphere or group
   • v.
     make (someone) king.；act in an unpleasantly superior and domineering manner

   • noun: king, plural noun: kings

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the male ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth King Henry VIII 同義詞 ruler, sovereign, monarch, supreme ruler, crowned head, ... 更多majesty, Crown, head of state, royal personage, emperor, prince, potentate, overlord, liege lord, lord, leader, chief
   • ▪ a person or thing regarded as the finest or most important in its sphere or group a country where football is king the king of rock 同義詞 star, leading light, luminary, superstar, mogul, ... 更多giant, master, kingpin, celebrity, lion, informalsupremo, megastar, top dog, VIP, celeb, big name, bigwig, big cheese, big wheel
   • ▪ dated (in the UK) the national anthem when there is a male sovereign.
   • ▪ used in names of animals and plants that are particularly large, e.g. king cobra.
   • 2. the most important chess piece, of which each player has one, which the opponent has to checkmate in order to win. The king can move in any direction, including diagonally, to any adjacent square that is not attacked by an opponent's piece or pawn.
   • ▪ a piece in the game of checkers with extra capacity for moving, made by crowning an ordinary piece that has reached the opponent's baseline.
   • ▪ a playing card bearing a representation of a king, normally ranking next below an ace.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. archaic make (someone) king.
   • ▪ archaic act in an unpleasantly superior and domineering manner he kings it over the natives on his atoll

   片語

   • live like a king