checkmate

check·mate

C0264800 (chĕk′māt′)tr.v. check·mat·ed, check·mat·ing, check·mates 1. To move a chess piece placing (an opponent's king) under threat of being taken on the next move with no way of escape or defense possible.2. To defeat completely.n.1. a. A move in chess that checkmates an opponent's king.b. The position or condition of a checkmated king.2. An utter defeat.interj. Used to declare the checkmate of an opponent's king in chess.

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[Middle English chekmat, from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic šāh māt, the king is dead : šāh, king (from Persian shāh; see shah) + māt, died (from earlier māta, to die; see mwt in Semitic roots).]

checkmate

(ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt) n1. (Chess & Draughts) chess a. the winning position in which an opponent's king is under attack and unable to escapeb. the move by which this position is achieved2. utter defeatvb (tr) 3. (Chess & Draughts) chess to place (an opponent's king) in checkmate4. to thwart or render powerlessinterj (Chess & Draughts) chess a call made when placing an opponent's king in checkmate[C14: from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic shāh māt, the king is dead; see check]

check•mate

(ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt)

n., v. -mat•ed, -mat•ing,
interj. n. 1. a. an act or instance in chess of maneuvering the opponent's king into a check from which it cannot escape, thus bringing the game to a victorious conclusion. b. the position of the pieces when a king is checkmated. 2. a thwarting or defeat. v.t. 3. to maneuver (an opponent's king in chess) into a check from which no escape is possible; mate. 4. to check completely; defeat. interj. 5. (used by a chess player when placing the opponent's king in checkmate.) [1300–50; Middle English < Middle French escec mat < Arabic shāh māt < Persian: literally, the king (is) checked, nonplussed]

checkmate

Past participle: checkmated
Gerund: checkmating

Imperative
checkmate
checkmate

Present
I checkmate
you checkmate
he/she/it checkmates
we checkmate
you checkmate
they checkmate

Preterite
I checkmated
you checkmated
he/she/it checkmated
we checkmated
you checkmated
they checkmated

Present Continuous
I am checkmating
you are checkmating
he/she/it is checkmating
we are checkmating
you are checkmating
they are checkmating

Present Perfect
I have checkmated
you have checkmated
he/she/it has checkmated
we have checkmated
you have checkmated
they have checkmated

Past Continuous
I was checkmating
you were checkmating
he/she/it was checkmating
we were checkmating
you were checkmating
they were checkmating

Past Perfect
I had checkmated
you had checkmated
he/she/it had checkmated
we had checkmated
you had checkmated
they had checkmated

Future
I will checkmate
you will checkmate
he/she/it will checkmate
we will checkmate
you will checkmate
they will checkmate

Future Perfect
I will have checkmated
you will have checkmated
he/she/it will have checkmated
we will have checkmated
you will have checkmated
they will have checkmated

Future Continuous
I will be checkmating
you will be checkmating
he/she/it will be checkmating
we will be checkmating
you will be checkmating
they will be checkmating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been checkmating
you have been checkmating
he/she/it has been checkmating
we have been checkmating
you have been checkmating
they have been checkmating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been checkmating
you will have been checkmating
he/she/it will have been checkmating
we will have been checkmating
you will have been checkmating
they will have been checkmating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been checkmating
you had been checkmating
he/she/it had been checkmating
we had been checkmating
you had been checkmating
they had been checkmating

Conditional
I would checkmate
you would checkmate
he/she/it would checkmate
we would checkmate
you would checkmate
they would checkmate

Past Conditional
I would have checkmated
you would have checkmated
he/she/it would have checkmated
we would have checkmated
you would have checkmated
they would have checkmated

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	checkmate - complete victory triumph, victory - a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
	2.	checkmate - a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's kingmatechess move - the act of moving a chess piece
Verb	1.	checkmate - place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"matechess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's kingbeat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

checkmate

verbTo prevent from accomplishing a purpose:baffle, balk, check, defeat, foil, frustrate, stymie, thwart.Informal: cross, stump.Idiom: cut the ground from under.

Translations

将死棋戏中将死

check

(tʃek) verb1. to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate. Will you check my addition? 檢查，核對 检查，核对 2. to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly. Have you checked the engine (over)? 檢查 检查3. to hold back; to stop. We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe. 制止 制止 noun1. an act of testing or checking. 檢驗，檢查 检查2. something which prevents or holds back. a check on imports. 制止 制止3. in chess, a position in which the king is attacked. He put his opponent's king in check. (棋戲中)被將一軍 （棋戏中）被将军的局面 4. a pattern of squares. I like the red check on that material. 方格紋 方格图案5. a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc. 托運行李的收據 行李票6. (especially American) a bill. The check please, waiter! 帳單 帐单7. (American) a cheque. 支票 支票checked adjective having a pattern of check. She wore a checked skirt; Is the material checked or striped? 有格紋的 有格子花的ˈcheckbook noun (American) a chequebook. 支票簿 支票簿ˈcheck-in noun1. the place where passengers show travel documents at an airport or seaport. the check-in desk; (American) the check-in counter. (機場等)登記處 （机场等）登记处 2. the process of checking in at an airport etc. 登記，報到 登记，报到 ˈcheckmate noun in chess, a position from which the king cannot escape. (棋戲中)將死 （棋戏中）将死 verb to put (an opponent's king) in this position. 將死(對方王棋) 将死ˈcheckout noun a place where payment is made for goods bought in a supermarket. 付款櫃台 付款处ˈcheckpoint noun a barrier where cars, passports etc are inspected, or a point that contestants in a race must pass. (過路車輛，海關等)檢查站 （过路车辆）检查站 ˈcheck-up noun a medical examination to discover the state of a person's health. my annual check-up. 健康檢查 体格检查check in to register at a hotel as a guest or at an airport as a passenger. We checked in last night. 登記 登记check out1. to leave (a hotel), paying one's bill etc. You must check out before 12 o'clock. 結帳後離開 付帐后离开2. (especially American) to test. I'll check out your story. (美國)驗證 检验check up (on) to investigate to see if (someone or something) is reliable, honest, true etc. Have you been checking up on me? 調查 检查