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king

/king/US // kɪŋ //UK // (kɪŋ) //

大王

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people.
    • : God or Christ.
    • : a person or thing preeminent in its class: a king of actors.
    • : a playing card bearing a picture of a king.
    • : Chess. the chief piece of each color, whose checkmating is the object of the game; moved one square at a time in any direction.
    • : Checkers. a piece that has been moved entirely across the board and has been crowned, thus allowing it to be moved in any direction.
    • : Entomology. a fertile male termite.
    • : a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter K.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make a king of; cause to be or become a king; crown.
    • : Informal. to design or make king-size: The tobacco company is going to king its cigarettes.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to reign as king.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Informal. king-size.
  1. 1
    • : king it, to play the king; behave in an imperious or pretentious manner: He kinged it over all the other kids on the block.

Phrases

  • live like a king

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • The king might be reminded by the slave that he is but dust, but he is still the king.

  • Rugged construction and a variety of sizes—from twin to king—hold large adults and couples with ease.

  • From Shoney’s to Sizzler, from sea to shining sea, the buffet was a feast fit for kings, or a family of four.

  • In Katmai National Park, sockeye salmon is king of the menu and also home to one of the largest and healthiest runs remaining on the planet.

  • He’s the king of slim fit, but his real pandemic innovation is matching bow tie and mask sets.

  • I wish I was a young Carole King, working in the Brill Building.

  • As played by Omundson, King Richard is effeminate, sincere, and ten times funnier than everyone else.

  • But his words felt forced and were belied his 2004 vote to oppose marking Martin Luther King Jr.

  • The last film about Martin Luther King was made for television in 1977.

  • King agreed to this arrangement but did not reveal it to his followers.

  • The big room at King's Warren Parsonage was already fairly well filled.

  • A fancy came into my head that I would entertain the king and queen with an English tune upon this instrument.

  • The King of Delhi had a hunting-lodge somewhere in the locality, but he had never seen the place.

  • The archbishop of Manila sends to the king (July 30, 1621) an account of ecclesiastical and some other affairs in his diocese.

  • The sad end of the mission to King M'Bongo has been narrated in the body of this work.