| 单词 | checkmate |
| 释义 | checkmate (once / 8359 pages) nv Checkmate is a chess move that makes it impossible for your opponent to win. A checkmate can also be any kind of clear victory. In chess, a checkmate is a move that leaves your opponent with no more options: there is no move that won't result in you getting their king and therefore ending the game. Since a checkmate is so final, the word is used for other kinds of final victories. In basketball, a three-point shot that seals a win could be called a checkmate. In politics, a speech that wins votes and wraps up an election could be called a checkmate. WORD FAMILYcheckmate: checkmated, checkmates, checkmating USAGE EXAMPLESSo you’re sort of instantly checkmated as soon as they offer it. Los Angeles Times(Dec 08, 2016) Papa had just checkmated Jaja when we heard the martial music on the radio, the solemn strains making us stop to listen. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) Kaine told a crowd of several hundred in Sanford that North Carolina is a “checkmate state” because of its importance in the race. Washington Times(Oct 31, 2016) 1n a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king Syn|Hyper mate chess move the act of moving a chess piece 2n complete victory Hyper triumph, victory a successful ending of a struggle or contest 3v place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves Syn|Hyper mate beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
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