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knight

释义

knight

noun countable

UK /naɪt/

Word Forms

singular	knight
plural	knights

1
in the past, a European soldier from a high social class who wore a suit of armour (=a metal suit) and rode a horse
Synonyms and related words
Soldiers in the past
ANZAC
brave
cavalryman
1. 1a
  a man in the UK who has been given an honour called a knighthood and can use the title ‘Sir’ before his name
  Synonyms and related words
  Members of royal families and the nobility
  archduke
  aristocracy
  aristocrat
2
a piece in the game of chess shaped like a horse’s head
Synonyms and related words
The game of chess
bishop
capture
castle

phrases

a knight in shining armour

knight

noun countable

US /naɪt/

Word Forms

singular	knight
plural	knights

1
in the past, a European soldier from a high social class who wore a suit of armor (=a metal suit) and rode a horse
Synonyms and related words
Soldiers in the past
ANZAC
brave
cavalryman
1. 1a
  a man in the U.K. who has been given an honor called a knighthood and can use the title “Sir” before his name
  Synonyms and related words
  Members of royal families and the nobility
  archduke
  aristocracy
  aristocrat
2
a piece in the game of chess shaped like a horse’s head
Synonyms and related words
The game of chess
bishop
capture
castle

phrases

a knight in shining armor

knight

verb transitive usually passive

UK /naɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	knight
he/she/it	knights
present participle	knighting
past tense	knighted
past participle	knighted

1
if someone in the UK is knighted, they are given the status of a knight by a king or queen
Synonyms and related words
Royal Honours
the Birthday Honours
CBE
Dame

knight

verb transitive usually passive

US /naɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	knight
he/she/it	knights
present participle	knighting
past tense	knighted
past participle	knighted

1
if someone in the U.K. is knighted, they are given the status of a knight by a king or queen
Synonyms and related words
Royal Honors
Dame
dub
knight

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