单词 | king |
释义 | king (kɪŋ ) Word forms: kings 1. title noun & countable noun B1+ A king is a man who is the most important member of the royal family of his country, and who is considered to be the Head of State of that country. ...the king and queen of Spain. [+ of] In 1154, Henry II became King of England. [+ of] ...King Albert. Synonyms: ruler, monarch, sovereign, crowned head 2. countable noun If you describe a man as the king of something, you mean that he is the most important person doing that thing or he is the best at doing it. He's the king of unlicensed boxing. [+ of] He was the king of the big love song. Synonyms: celebrity, star, big name, leading man or lady 3. countable noun A king is a playing card with a picture of a king on it. ...the king of diamonds. [+ of] 4. countable noun In chess, the king is the most important piece. When you are in a position to capture your opponent's king, you win the game. 5. live like a king phrase [VERB and NOUN inflect] B2 If you say that someone lives like a king, you mean that they are able to live in a very comfortable or luxurious way. I could sell up right now and live like a king for the rest of my life. 6. a king's ransom phrase [usually verb PHRASE] If you refer to a sum of money as a king's ransom, you are emphasizing that it is very large. [old-fashioned, emphasis] ...clients happy to pay a king's ransom for a haircut. Synonyms: fortune, packet [slang], large sum of money, top dollar [informal] Quotations: I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too Idioms: live like a king to have a luxurious and very comfortable lifestyle Company executives lived like kings. The top thirty-one executives were paid a total of 14.2 million dollars, or an average of 458,000 dollars. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: future king It was surely pure coincidence that he is also the brother-in-law of a future king of England. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The future king dutifully did as he was told. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He is the once and future king. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It tells the tale of a vaguely medieval king who spends the play worrying about whether he should give up his kingdom for love. Times, Sunday Times A medieval king imprisons three master chefs, then invites challengers from distant kitchens. Globe and Mail The medieval king and the modern prime minister steel themselves to make brutal decisions. Times, Sunday Times The current house dates to c. 1570, with earlier remains that include part of a medieval king post roof. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You sit beneath the nave's huge pillars and look up to a screen decorated with statues of medieval kings. Times, Sunday Times Initial talks are underway to stage a mouthwatering match - the best of 13 sets - to decide the undisputed king of tungsten. The Sun That time, she believes, she was up against the undisputed king of imaginative childhood play: the cardboard box. Times,Sunday Times The pair have arranged the financial split for a two-fight 2021 rivalry to decide an undisputed king but there are plenty of obstacles. The Sun These plans will be widely debated in the coming days, yet so, too, will the potential succession in a race that has had one undisputed king for so long. Times, Sunday Times But the motivations behind the act remain as mired in uncertainty as the legacy of the warrior king himself. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There, he finds himself hopelessly in love with the warrior king. Times, Sunday Times A fearless warrior king vows to defend his kingdom against invaders, but finds himself inconveniently short of warriors. The Sun In the middle of his reign, facing the rumblings of rebellion, he wears a helmet — a warrior king not to be messed with. Times, Sunday Times He was once a warrior king whose thirst could not be quenched. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While the party was in full swing, the would-be king reveled in his own pretentious glory. Christianity Today According to legend, the stone would scream if a series of challenges were met by the would-be king. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All three of those would-be kings presumed that they were the public's master rather than its public servant. Times, Sunday Times In an expansive world with breathtaking environments, the player will defy gravity and duel with great elegance, against demons and would-be kings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 国王 Japanese: 王 |
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