queen

queen
noun

the female ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth
女王；女酋长；女首领
■(亦作 queen consort)a king's wife
王后
■a woman or thing regarded as excellent or outstanding of its kind
（某领域的）王后；精华；出类拔萃者
the queen of the social columns.
办得最好的社会专栏。
the Tourist's Guide to Islay, the Queen of the Hebrides.
赫布里底群岛胜地艾莱岛的旅游指南。
■a woman or girl chosen to hold the most important position in a festival or event
（节日或活动中）当选要职的女子
she's the official carnival queen.
她是官方指派的狂欢节女王。
■(the Queen)(dated)(in the UK) the national anthem when there is a female sovereign
(旧)（英国女王在位时的）国歌
■(informal)a man's wife or girlfriend
(非正式)爱妻；心上人；女朋友
the most powerful chess piece that each player has, able to move in any direction along a rank, file, or diagonal on which it stands
（国际象棋中的）后
a playing card bearing a representation of a queen, normally ranking next below a king and above a jack
（牌戏中的）王后（牌），Q（牌）
(Entomology)a reproductive female in a colony of social ants, bees, wasps, or termites
(昆)蚁后，蜂后
an adult female cat that has not been spayed
母猫
(informal)a male homosexual, typically one regarded as ostentatiously effeminate
(非正式)（尤指脂粉气的）同性恋男子

verb
[with obj.]

(queen it over)(of a woman) behave in an unpleasant and superior way towards
（女人）对…摆架子，对…专横跋扈
(Chess)convert (a pawn) into a queen when it reaches the opponent's back rank on the board
(棋)使（兵）变后

派生
queendom
noun
queen-like
adjective
queenship
noun
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