queen
美音:
[kwi:n
]英音:
[kwi:n
]n.王后,女王
难易程度:
queen为小学词汇
词频:2042
词形变化:
动词过去式:queened 过去分词:queened 现在分词:queening 第三人称单数:queens
queen
/kwi:n; kwin/
n
1 (title of the) female ruler of an independent state, usu inheriting the position by right of birth (独立政体的)女王, 女酋长, 女首领(的头衔)(通常为世袭的)
*Queen Elizabeth II 英女王伊丽莎白二世
* the Queen of the Netherlands 荷兰女王
* be made/crowned queen 被立[加冕]为女王. Cf 参看 king.
2 wife of a king 王后
*King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 英王乔治六世及王后伊丽莎白.
3 (a) woman, place or thing regarded as best or most important in some way 最好的或最重要的女子、地方或事物
*Agatha Christie, the queen of detective-story writers 阿加莎·克里斯蒂, 侦探小说杰出女作家
* Marilyn Monroe is the most famous of all American movie queens, ie leading film actresses. 玛丽莲·梦露是全美最着名的影后.
* Venice, the queen of the Adriatic 威尼斯, 亚得里亚海沿岸的名城.
(b) woman or girl chosen to hold the most important position in a festival or celebration 节日或庆典中最重要的女子
*Queen of the May, ie girl chosen to lead a procession, dance, etc to celebrate spring 五朔节小姐(带领庆祝春季节日者)
* a carnival queen 狂欢节小姐
* a beauty queen 选美赛的冠军.
4 fertile female insect (eg ant, bee or wasp) that produces eggs for the whole group (为群体产卵的雌性昆虫, 如蚂蚁、蜜蜂、黄蜂等的)王; 蚁王; 蜂王
*A hive cannot exist without a queen. 蜂房不可无蜂王.
* [attrib 作定语] The queen bee never leaves the hive. 蜂王从不离开蜂房.
5 (a) (in chess) the most powerful piece on the board, used for attack and defence (国际象棋的)后. =>illus at chess 见chess插图.
(b) (in a pack of playing-cards) any of the four cards with the picture of a queen on (纸牌中的)王后,Q
*the queen of hearts 红桃Q.
6 (sl derog 俚, 贬) effeminate male homosexual 女性化的男同性恋者.
7 (idm 习语)the King's/Queen's English => English. turn King's/Queen's evidence => evidence. the uncrowned king/queen of sth => uncrowned.
v
1 (a) [Tn] (in chess) change (a pawn) into a queen by moving it across the board to the opponent's end (国际象棋中)使(卒)升变为后(至对方底线者).
(b) [I] (of a pawn) be changed in this way (指卒)升变为后.
2 (idm 习语) queen it (over sb) behave as if in a position of power (over sb) (对某人)似掌权者行事
*Since her promotion she queens it over everyone else in the office. 她获提升後对办事处所有的人都发号施令.
1. The crowd cheered loudly as the Queen appeared. 女王出现时群众高声欢呼.
2. The queen was feted wherever she went. 女王不论走到哪里都受到盛情款待.
3. The poem contains an oblique reference to Queen Elizabeth. 这首诗转弯抹角地提及伊丽沙白女王。
4. The Queen was flanked by a retinue of bodyguards and policemen. 女王左右有保镖和警察护卫著.
5. Queen Victoria acceded to the throne in 1837. 维多利亚女王於1837年即位.
6. Queen Elizabeth knighted Francis Chichester after he had sailed alone around the world. 弗朗西斯・奇切斯特单独作环球航行后,伊丽莎白女王封他为爵士。
7. Queen Elizabeth II succeeded to the throne in 1952. 伊丽莎白二世女王於1952年即位.
8. Queen Elizabeth and French President Francois Mitterrand will ride a train downward into the $15 billion Channel Tunnel today, crossing the English Channel by land for the first time since it was a marsh 8,000 years ago. 今天,伊丽莎白女王和法国总统弗朗索瓦·密特朗将乘火车进入造价达150亿美元的海峡隧道,首次由陆地穿越8,000年前曾是一片沼泽地的英吉利海峡。
9. She was crowned (queen) in 1952. 她於1952年继(王)位.
10. She is the queen of the country. 她是这个国家的女王.
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