| 单词 | checkmate |
| 释义 | Word Frequency checkmate(ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt) noun 1. chess a. the winning position in which an opponent's king is under attack and unable to escape b. the move by which this position is achieved 2. utter defeat verb (transitive) 3. chess to place (an opponent's king) in checkmate 4. to thwart or render powerless exclamation 5. chess a call made when placing an opponent's king in checkmate Word origin C14: from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic shāh māt, the king is dead; see check |
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