king

A1 noun

gen /ˈkɪŋ/

Các nghĩa

vua · quốc vương

A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.

countable

Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547.
vua, quốc vương

The monarch with the most power and authority in a monarchy, regardless of sex.

Hatshepsut was ruling as a king, not queen and she needed to be recognised as such.
ông trùm, ông vua

A powerful or majorly influential person; someone who holds the preeminent position.

countable · figuratively

Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media".
vua, chúa tể

Something that has a preeminent position.

countable · figuratively · uncountable

In times of financial panic, cash is king.
vua

The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.
già · K

A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
quân cờ đam đã được phong vua

A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.
ki (trong bowling)

The central pin or skittle in bowling games.