| 单词 | knight |
| 释义 | knight —knight /naɪt/ noun [C] F0 a man given a rank of honour by a British king or queen because of his special achievements, and who has the right to be called 'Sir', or (in the past) a man of high social position trained to fight as a soldier on a horse: » He hopes to be made a knight for his work at the Bank of England.» knights in black armourThesaurus+: ↑Royalty, aristocracy and titlesF0 in the game of chess, a piece in the shape of a horse's head that moves two squares in one direction and then one square at an angle of 90° Thesaurus+: ↑Chess• • • Extra Examples:» Your king is in check from my knight.» He was made a knight of the Order of the Garter.» That nasty pin stopped me from moving my knight.» The knight cast the sword far out into the lake.» The princess was rescued by a handsome knight.verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for knight ► F0 to give someone the rank of knight: » He was knighted by the Queen for his work with famine victims.Thesaurus+: ↑Ceremonies |
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