/'tʃekmeɪt; `tʃɛk,met/
(also mate) n [sing]
1 (in chess) situation in which one player cannot prevent the capture of his king and the other player is therefore the winner （国际象棋中）将死. Cf 参看 check2 4.
2 total defeat 彻底失败.

v [Tn]
1 (in chess) put (one's opponent) in a position in which he cannot prevent the capture of his king （国际象棋中）将死（对方）. Cf 参看 check1 4.
2 defeat (sb/sth) totally; frustrate 使（某人[某事物]）彻底失败; 挫败. interj (in chess) call made when checkmating one's opponent 将, 将军（国际象棋中将死对方时的呼叫）.

n [U and C]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French;Origin: eschec mat, from Arabic shah mat, from Persian, 'the king is left helpless']
the position of the king (=most important piece) in chess at the end of the game, when it is being directly attacked and cannot escape
a situation in which someone has been completely defeated
>checkmatev [T]
　The king is checkmated and the game is over.