king 音标拼音: [k'ɪŋ]
n . 王,国王;最有势力者,大王
vi . 做国王;统治
vt . 立…为王
王,国王;最有势力者,大王做国王;统治立…为王
king n 1 :
a male sovereign ;
ruler of a kingdom [
synonym : {
king }, {
male monarch }, {
Rex }] [
ant : {
female monarch }, {
queen }, {
queen regnant }]
2 :
a competitor who holds a preeminent position [
synonym : {
king },
{
queen }, {
world -
beater }]
3 :
a very wealthy or powerful businessman ; "
an oil baron " [
synonym :
{
baron }, {
big businessman }, {
business leader }, {
king },
{
magnate }, {
mogul }, {
power }, {
top executive }, {
tycoon }]
4 :
preeminence in a particular category or group or field ; "
the lion is the king of beasts "
5 :
United States woman tennis player (
born in 1943 ) [
synonym :
{
King }, {
Billie Jean King }, {
Billie Jean Moffitt King }]
6 :
United States guitar player and singer of the blues (
born in 1925 ) [
synonym : {
King }, {
B .
B .
King }, {
Riley B King }]
7 :
United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (
1929 -
1968 ) [
synonym : {
King }, {
Martin Luther King }, {
Martin Luther King Jr .}]
8 :
a checker that has been moved to the opponent '
s first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward 9 :
one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king 10 : (
chess )
the weakest but the most important piece King \
King \ (
k [
i ^]
ng ),
n .
A Chinese musical instrument ,
consisting of resonant stones or metal plates ,
arranged according to their tones in a frame of wood ,
and struck with a hammer .
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King \
King \,
n . [
AS .
cyng ,
cyning ;
akin to OS .
kuning ,
D .
koning ,
OHG .
kuning ,
G .
k ["
o ]
nig ,
Icel .
konungr ,
Sw .
konung ,
Dan .
konge ;
formed with a patronymic ending ,
and fr .
the root of E .
kin ;
cf .
Icel .
konr a man of noble birth . [
root ]
44 .
See {
Kin }.]
1 .
A chief ruler ;
a sovereign ;
one invested with supreme authority over a nation ,
country ,
or tribe ,
usually by hereditary succession ;
a monarch ;
a prince . "
Ay ,
every inch a king ." --
Shak .
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Kings will be tyrants from policy ,
when subjects are rebels from principle . --
Burke .
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There was a State without king or nobles . --
R .
Choate .
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But yonder comes the powerful King of Day ,
Rejoicing in the east --
Thomson .
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2 .
One who ,
or that which ,
holds a supreme position or rank ;
a chief among competitors ;
as ,
a railroad king ;
a money king ;
the king of the lobby ;
the king of beasts .
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3 .
A playing card having the picture of a king [
1 ];
as ,
the king of diamonds .
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4 .
The chief piece in the game of chess .
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5 .
A crowned man in the game of draughts .
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6 .
pl .
The title of two historical books in the Old Testament .
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Note :
King is often used adjectively ,
or in combination ,
to denote pre ["
e ]
minence or superiority in some particular ;
as ,
kingbird ;
king crow ;
king vulture .
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{
Apostolic king }.
See {
Apostolic }.
{
King -
at -
arms },
or {
King -
of -
arms },
the chief heraldic officer of a country .
In England the king -
at -
arms was formerly of great authority .
His business is to direct the heralds ,
preside at their chapters ,
and have the jurisdiction of armory .
There are three principal kings -
at -
arms ,
viz .,
Garter ,
Clarencieux ,
and Norroy .
The latter (
literally north roy or north king )
officiates north of the Trent .
{
King auk } (
Zool .),
the little auk or sea dove .
{
King bird of paradise }. (
Zool .),
See {
Bird of paradise }.
{
King card },
in whist ,
the best unplayed card of each suit ;
thus ,
if the ace and king of a suit have been played ,
the queen is the king card of the suit .
{
King Cole },
a legendary king of Britain ,
who is said to have reigned in the third century .
{
King conch } (
Zool .),
a large and handsome univalve shell ({
Cassis cameo }),
found in the West Indies .
It is used for making cameos .
See {
Helmet shell },
under {
Helmet }.
{
King Cotton },
a popular personification of the great staple production of the southern United States .
{
King crab }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
The limulus or horseshoe crab .
See {
Limulus }.
(
b )
The large European spider crab or thornback ({
Maia squinado }).
(
c )
A large crab of the northern Pacific ({
Paralithodes camtshatica }),
especially abundant on the coasts of Alaska and Japan ,
and popular as a food ;
called also {
Alaskan king crab }.
{
King crow }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
A black drongo shrike ({
Buchanga atra })
of India ; --
so called because ,
while breeding ,
they attack and drive away hawks ,
crows ,
and other large birds .
(
b )
The {
Dicrurus macrocercus }
of India ,
a crested bird with a long ,
forked tail .
Its color is black ,
with green and blue reflections .
Called also {
devil bird }.
{
King duck } (
Zool .),
a large and handsome eider duck ({
Somateria spectabilis }),
inhabiting the arctic regions of both continents .
{
King eagle } (
Zool .),
an eagle ({
Aquila heliaca })
found in Asia and Southeastern Europe .
It is about as large as the golden eagle .
Some writers believe it to be the imperial eagle of Rome .
{
King hake } (
Zool .),
an American hake ({
Phycis regius }),
found in deep water along the Atlantic coast .
{
King monkey } (
Zool .),
an African monkey ({
Colobus polycomus }),
inhabiting Sierra Leone .
{
King mullet } (
Zool .),
a West Indian red mullet ({
Upeneus maculatus }); --
so called on account of its great beauty .
Called also {
goldfish }.
{
King of terrors },
death .
{
King parrakeet } (
Zool .),
a handsome Australian parrakeet ({
Platycercys scapulatus }),
often kept in a cage .
Its prevailing color is bright red ,
with the back and wings bright green ,
the rump blue ,
and tail black .
{
King penguin } (
Zool .),
any large species of penguin of the genus {
Aptenodytes };
esp ., {
Aptenodytes longirostris },
of the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land ,
and {
Aptenodytes Patagonica },
of Patagonia .
{
King rail } (
Zool .),
a small American rail ({
Rallus elegans }),
living in fresh -
water marshes .
The upper parts are fulvous brown ,
striped with black ;
the breast is deep cinnamon color .
{
King salmon } (
Zool .),
the quinnat .
See {
Quinnat }.
{
King '
s counsel },
or {
Queen '
s counsel } (
Eng .
Law ),
barristers learned in the law ,
who have been called within the bar ,
and selected to be the king '
s or queen '
s counsel .
They answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue (
advocati fisci )
among the Romans .
They can not be employed against the crown without special license .
--
Wharton '
s Law Dict .
{
King '
s cushion },
a temporary seat made by two persons crossing their hands . [
Prov .
Eng .] --
Halliwell .
{
The king '
s English },
correct or current language of good speakers ;
pure English . --
Shak .
{
King '
s evidence }
or {
Queen '
s evidence },
testimony in favor of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an accomplice .
See under {
Evidence }. [
Eng .]
{
King '
s evil },
scrofula ; --
so called because formerly supposed to be healed by the touch of a king .
{
King snake } (
Zool .),
a large ,
nearly black ,
harmless snake ({
Ophiobolus getulus })
of the Southern United States ; --
so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes ,
including even the rattlesnake .
{
King '
s spear } (
Bot .),
the white asphodel ({
Asphodelus albus }).
{
King '
s yellow },
a yellow pigment ,
consisting essentially of sulphide and oxide of arsenic ; --
called also {
yellow orpiment }.
{
King tody } (
Zool .),
a small fly -
catching bird ({
Eurylaimus serilophus })
of tropical America .
The head is adorned with a large ,
spreading ,
fan -
shaped crest ,
which is bright red ,
edged with black .
{
King vulture } (
Zool .),
a large species of vulture ({
Sarcorhamphus papa }),
ranging from Mexico to Paraguay ,
The general color is white .
The wings and tail are black ,
and the naked carunculated head and the neck are briliantly colored with scarlet ,
yellow ,
orange ,
and blue .
So called because it drives away other vultures while feeding .
{
King wood },
a wood from Brazil ,
called also {
violet wood },
beautifully streaked in violet tints ,
used in turning and small cabinetwork .
The tree is probably a species of {
Dalbergia }.
See {
Jacaranda }.
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King \
King \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Kinged };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Kinging }). ]
To supply with a king ;
to make a king of ;
to raise to royalty . [
R .] --
Shak .
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Those traitorous captains of Israel who kinged themselves by slaying their masters and reigning in their stead . --
South .
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117 Moby Thesaurus words for "
king ":
Muslim rulers ,
Prinz ,
ace ,
anointed king ,
atheling ,
banker ,
baron ,
best bower ,
big boss ,
big businessman ,
bishop ,
bower ,
business leader ,
businessman ,
captain of industry ,
cards ,
castle ,
chessman ,
chief ,
chieftain ,
clubs ,
crown prince ,
crowned head ,
czar ,
deck ,
deuce ,
diamonds ,
director ,
dummy ,
dynast ,
electronics king ,
emir ,
emperor ,
enterpriser ,
entrepreneur ,
face cards ,
financier ,
flush ,
full house ,
grand duke ,
hand ,
hearts ,
heir apparent ,
heir presumptive ,
high chief ,
honcho ,
imperator ,
industrialist ,
jack ,
joker ,
khan ,
king -
emperor ,
kinglet ,
knave ,
knez ,
knight ,
lead ,
leading light ,
left bower ,
little businessman ,
lord paramount ,
luminary ,
magnate ,
majesty ,
man ,
man of commerce ,
manager ,
master spirit ,
merchant prince ,
mirza ,
mogul ,
monarch ,
overlord ,
pack ,
pair ,
paramount ,
pawn ,
petty king ,
picture cards ,
piece ,
playing cards ,
potentate ,
prima donna ,
prince ,
prince consort ,
prince regent ,
princeling ,
princes of India ,
principal ,
queen ,
regent ,
rook ,
round ,
royal ,
royal flush ,
royal personage ,
royalty ,
rubber ,
ruff ,
ruler ,
shahzada ,
sheikh ,
sherif ,
singleton ,
sovereign ,
spades ,
star ,
straight ,
superstar ,
suzerain ,
tetrarch ,
top dog ,
top executive ,
trey ,
trick ,
trump ,
tycoon King is in Scripture very generally used to denote one invested with authority ,
whether extensive or limited .
There were thirty -
one kings in Canaan (
Josh .
12 :
9 ,
24 ),
whom Joshua subdued .
Adonibezek subdued seventy kings (
Judg .
1 :
7 ).
In the New Testament the Roman emperor is spoken of as a king (
1 Pet .
2 :
13 ,
17 );
and Herod Antipas ,
who was only a tetrarch ,
is also called a king (
Matt .
14 :
9 ;
Mark 6 :
22 ).
This title is applied to God (
1 Tim .
1 :
17 ),
and to Christ ,
the Son of God (
1 Tim .
6 :
15 ,
16 ;
Matt .
27 :
11 ).
The people of God are also called "
kings " (
Dan .
7 :
22 ,
27 ;
Matt .
19 :
28 ;
Rev .
1 :
6 ,
etc .).
Death is called the "
king of terrors " (
Job 18 :
14 ).
Jehovah was the sole King of the Jewish nation (
1 Sam .
8 :
7 ;
Isa .
33 :
22 ).
But there came a time in the history of that people when a king was demanded ,
that they might be like other nations (
1 Sam .
8 :
5 ).
The prophet Samuel remonstrated with them ,
but the people cried out , "
Nay ,
but we will have a king over us ."
The misconduct of Samuel '
s sons was the immediate cause of this demand .
The Hebrew kings did not rule in their own right ,
nor in name of the people who had chosen them ,
but partly as servants and partly as representatives of Jehovah ,
the true King of Israel (
1 Sam .
10 :
1 ).
The limits of the king '
s power were prescribed (
1 Sam .
10 :
25 ).
The officers of his court were , (
1 )
the recorder or remembrancer (
2 Sam .
8 :
16 ;
1 Kings 4 :
3 ); (
2 )
the scribe (
2 Sam .
8 :
17 ;
20 :
25 ); (
3 )
the officer over the house ,
the chief steward (
Isa .
22 :
15 ); (
4 )
the "
king '
s friend ,"
a confidential companion (
1 Kings 4 :
5 ); (
5 )
the keeper of the wardrobe (
2 Kings 22 :
14 );
(
6 )
captain of the bodyguard (
2 Sam .
20 :
23 ); (
7 )
officers over the king '
s treasures ,
etc . (
1 Chr .
27 :
25 -
31 ); (
8 )
commander -
in -
chief of the army (
1 Chr .
27 :
34 ); (
9 )
the royal counsellor (
1 Chr .
27 :
32 ;
2 Sam .
16 :
20 -
23 ).
(
For catalogue of kings of Israel and Judah see chronological table in Appendix .)
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