| 单词 | checkmate |
| 释义 | noun | verb checkmatecheckmate1 /ˈtʃɛkmeɪt/ noun [uncountable] 1the position of the king (=most important piece) at the end of a game of chess when it is being directly attacked and cannot escape2a situation in which someone has been completely defeated noun | verb checkmatecheckmate2 verb [transitive] 1to make a move in a game of chess which puts the other player’s king in a position from which it cannot escape2to put someone in a position where he or she cannot avoid being defeated: His rivals wanted to embarrass him and checkmate the scheme. |
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