king

n.国王；（纸牌中的）老K,（国际象棋的）王；…之王

vt.立…为王

adj.巨型的

noun

1. 君主；国王
   the male ruler of an independent state that has a royal family
   1. the kings and queens of England
      英格兰国王和王后
   2. to be crowned king
      接受加冕为国王
   3. King George V
      国王乔治五世
2. （人、动物、事物中的）首屈一指者，最重要者，大王
   a person, an animal or a thing that is thought to be the best or most important of a particular type
   1. the king of comedy
      喜剧之王
   2. The lion is the king of the jungle.
      狮子是丛林之王。
3. （与动植物名称连用构成复合词，表示巨型）…之最，…之王，巨型…
   used in compounds with the names of animals or plants to describe a very large type of the thing mentioned
   1. a king penguin
      帝王企鹅
4. （国际象棋中的）王
   the most important piece used in the game of chess , that can move one square in any direction
5. （纸牌中的）老K
   a playing card with the picture of a king on it

n. 国王；最有势力者；王棋 vi. 统治；做国王 vt. 立…为王 adj. 主要的，最重要的，最大的 n. (King)人名；(德、英、葡、捷、西)金；(中)金(普通话·威妥玛)；(泰)京；(东南亚国家华语)京

名词复数形式:kings

king 国王，君主，重要的，大的

缩写自古英语cyning,国王，君主，统治者，来自Proto-Germanic*kuningaz,对应于kin,家族，种族，氏族，-ing,集合名词后缀。即一个家族或氏族的统领，后用于指国王，君主。引申词义关键的，重要的，大的等。比较其与emperor的区别。

1. Some of the clergy refused to acknowledge the new king's legitimacy.
   一部分神职人员拒绝承认新国王的合法地位。
2. The plot to assassinate Martin Luther King had started long before he was actually killed.
   刺杀马丁·路德·金的计划在实施前酝酿已久。
3. It took Louis until Easter to coax a grudging consent from the French King.
   路易斯连哄带骗，直到复活节才勉强得到法国国王的许可。
4. The King made major concessions to end the confrontation with his people.
   为了结束与其臣民的冲突，国王作出了很大的让步。
5. The king was forced to adopt a new constitution which reduced his powers.
   国王被迫采用了削弱其权力的新宪法。
6. Two days later, Juan Carlos was crowned king.
   两天后，胡安·卡洛斯被加冕为国王。
7. By accusing the King of murder, he signed his own death warrant.
   他指控国王谋杀，从而让自己走上了绝路。
8. The king decreed a general amnesty.
   国王颁布了大赦令。
9. It was this issue which led to the deposition of the king.
   正是这件事导致了国王被废黜。
10. It is my destiny one day to be king.
    我命中注定有一天要成为国王。
11. King Arthur hid his treasures here and Merlin enchanted the cave so that nobody should ever find them.
    亚瑟王将他的财宝藏在这里，墨林对洞穴施了魔法，这样永远不会有人找到那些财宝。
12. The King took a fancy to ordering disguises and masks.
    国王迷上了订购化装用品和面具。
13. They asked my father to intercede with the king on their behalf
    他们请我父亲为他们向国王求情。
14. He's the king of unlicensed boxing
    他是黑市拳王。
15. He was the king of the big love song.
    他是流行情歌之王。
16. Executives lived like kings. The top thirty-one executives were paid a total of$ 14.2 million.
    经理们活得像国王一样。职位最高的31名经理的薪金总额达到了1,420万美元。
17. Reading between the lines, it seems neither Cole nor Ledley King will be going to Japan.
    言外之意，科尔和莱德利·金两个人似乎都不会去日本了。
18. He assigned federal agents to listen in on Martin Luther King's phone calls.
    他派了联邦探员去窃听马丁·路德·金的电话。
19. In an awkward press conference, Mr King parried questions on the allegations.
    在一场尴尬的新闻发布会上，金先生回避了有关指控的问题。
20. The king and queen had fled.
    国王和王后都逃之夭夭了。
21. I enjoyed King Edward's School enormously once I'd settled in.
    适应了爱德华国王学校的生活后，我就深深地爱上了这里。
22. In the sixties there were the deaths of the two Kennedy brothers and Martin Luther King.
    20世纪60年代，肯尼迪兄弟和马丁·路德·金先后去世。
23. The King's Reach hotel was built as a speculative venture but never completed.
    金里奇酒店本来是作为一个投机性的风险项目建设的，但一直没有完工。
24. Macbeth is the story of a Scottish soldier who becomes king but is undone by his own ambition.
    《麦克白》讲述的是一个苏格兰士兵当上了国王，却毁于自己的野心。
25. The young king was uneasy on the throne.
    这位年轻的国王对身居王位感到很不自在。
26. The king was deposed by the revolution.
    国王被革命废黜了。
27. He knelt before the king and asked for pardon.
    他跪在国王面前请求赦罪。