queen
noun
verb
kwiːn
noun
1
RULER
统治者
also
又作
a.
the
female
ruler
of
a
country
b.
the
wife
of
a
king
王后
[+
of
]
Cleopatra,
Queen
of
Egypt
埃及女王克娄巴特拉
Queen
Elizabeth
伊丽莎白女王
At
eighteen,
Victoria
was
crowned
queen
(=officially
became
ruler)
.
十八岁时，维多利亚加冕成为女王。
the
future
queen
未来的王后
2
CARD
纸牌
a
playing
card
with
a
picture
of
a
queen
on
it
王后，Q（牌）
the
queen
of
diamonds
方块 Q，方块王后
3
the queen of sth
the
woman
or
place
that
is
considered
the
best
in
a
particular
area
or
activity
〔某个领域的〕女王，最优秀的女子; 最好的地方
With
42
albums,
she
was
the
queen
of
pop.
她推出了 42 张专辑，是流行乐天后。
Paris,
the
queen
of
fashion
巴黎 — 时尚之都
4
COMPETITION
比赛
the
woman
who
wins
a
beauty
competition,
or
who
is
chosen
to
represent
a
school,
area
etc
[美] 选美王后;〔当选代表某一学校或地区的〕王后
AmE
the
carnival
queen
狂欢节王后
5
INSECT
昆虫
a
large
female
BEE
,
ANT
etc,
which
lays
the
eggs
for
a
whole
group
〔蜂、蚁等的〕后
6
queen bee
a
woman
who
behaves
as
if
she
is
the
most
important
person
in
a
place
自以为是的女子;
摆架子的女子
7
HOMOSEXUAL
同性恋
an
offensive
word
for
a
male
HOMOSEXUAL
who
behaves
very
like
a
woman.
Do
not
use
this
word.
[讳，非正式] 〔举止像女人的〕男同性恋者
taboo informal
8
CHESS
国际象棋
the
most
powerful
piece
in
the
game
of
CHESS
后
verb
9
to
change
a
PAWN
into
a
queen
in
the
game
of
CHESS
[术语] 〔国际象棋〕使〔兵〕变后
technical
10
queen it over sb
if
a
woman
queens
it
over
other
people,
she
behaves
as
if
she
is
more
important
than
them,
in
an
annoying
way
[英，非正式] 〔指女性〕盛气凌人地对待某人，大摆架子
BrE informal