Checkmate
[ ['tʃekmeit] ]
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n. 击破, 彻底失败\\nvt. 制止, 大败, 将死
📝 例句
In chess, checkmate came from the Persian shah mat ("the king is dead").
在国际象棋中的checkmate(将死 [对方的“王”])来自波斯语shah mat(国王死了)。
Used to declare the checkmate of an opponent's king in chess.
将死！国际象棋中宣告对手的“国王”被将死的感叹词
checkmate the king
（象棋中）将死对方的“王”
To checkmate or achieve a checkmate.
将死或使彻底失败
his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful.
他搜寻长生不老药，却没有找到。
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
checkmate
(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. checkmate, 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）.
🗣️ 情景例句
Not at all. We'll meet our general manager tomorrow.
不客气，明天带你去见一下我们总经理。
One cannot put back the clock.
光阴一去不复返。
We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our bad old ways.
我们还犯有一个根本性的错误，即把我们的决心向大家宣布。