The Open Dictionary

queen

名词

UK/kwiːn/
US/kwiːn/

定义 queen 名词

ruler

  1. A2Countable

    a woman who rules a country by hereditary right, or a woman who is married to a king.

    • For how many years did Queen Victoria rule?

    • The queen has a meeting scheduled with the prime minister today.

    • The queen wore a magnificent crown at the royal ceremony.

person

  1. Countable

    a woman who is exceptionally talented or successful in a particular field

    • She is considered the queen of science fiction today.

    • The singer is the queen of pop music.

    • She is undoubtedly the queen of that sport.

  2. Countableslang

    a gay man, especially an older one, who is perceived as flamboyant or effeminate

    • His flamboyant behavior makes him quite the old queen.

    • Ignore him, he's just being a drama queen.

    • He strutted into the room like an old queen.

games

  1. Countable

    the most powerful piece in the game of chess

    • In chess, the queen can move horizontally, vertically, and diagonally.

    • He captured the opponent's rook with his queen.

    • The queen is the most important piece in chess.

  2. Countable

    a playing card with a picture of a queen on it, usually ranking below a king

    • She played the queen of hearts.

    • In the game, a queen outranks a jack.

    • She has a pair of queens in her hand.

insects

  1. Countable

    the large female in a group of insects that produces eggs

    • The queen bee is the center of the hive.

    • The queen ant is responsible for starting new colonies.

    • The queen wasp begins to build her nest in the spring.