- In a monarchy, the male ruler is called the king. A king or queen rules until death, when the next in line — usually a son or daughter — inherits the throne.
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- n. 国王；
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1. the kings and queens of England
英国国王和王后
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2. to be crowned king
接受加冕为国王
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3. the king of comedy
喜剧之王
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4. The lion is the king of the jungle.
狮子是丛林之王。
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5. a king penguin
帝王企鹅
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6. King George V
国王乔治五世
- king (adj.) king (n.) applied, at first in natural history, to species deemed remarkably big or dominant, such as king crab (1690s); the U.S. king snake (1737), which attacks other snakes and is regarded especially as the enemy of the rattlesnake; king cobra (1894). In marketing, king-size is from 1939, originally of cigarettes. A king-bolt (1825) was the large bolt connecting the fore part of a carriage with the fore-axle.
- king (n.) a late Old English contraction of cyning "king, ruler" (also used as a title), from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (source also of Dutch koning, Old Norse konungr, Danish konge, Old Saxon and Old High German kuning, Middle High German künic, German König).
king ★ / kɪŋ ; NAmE kɪŋ / noun 1 ★ the male ruler of an independent state that has a royal family 君主；国王 ◆ the kings and queens of England 英国国王和王后 ◆ to be crowned king 接受加冕为国王 ◆ King George V 国王乔治五世 2 king(of sth) a person, an animal or a thing that is thought to be the best or most important of a particular type （人、动物、事物中的）首屈一指者，最重要者，大王 ◆ the king of comedy 喜剧之王 ◆ The lion is the king of the jungle. 狮子是丛林之王。 3 used in compounds with the names of animals or plants to describe a very large type of the thing mentioned （与动植物名称连用构成复合词，表示巨型）…之最，…之王，巨型… ◆ a king penguin 帝王企鹅 4 the most important piece used in the game of chess,that can move one square in any direction （国际象棋中的）王 5 a playing cardwith the picture of a kingon it （纸牌中的）老 K IDIOM a ˌking's ˈransom ( literary) a very large amount of money 一笔巨款 SYN fortune IDIOMsee evidence , uncrowned king kings kinged kinging king / kɪŋ ; NAmE kɪŋ /
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