| 单词 | chessman |
| 释义 | chessman (once / 12455 pages) n WORD FAMILY chessman: chessmen USAGE EXAMPLESI had more confidence in a larger structure once I could use real people—not as characters but as chessmen. Slate(Sep 07, 2016) “No, Tom. Sit down and try to listen. Lift those chessmen off the stool. Can you understand things when they are said?” T. H. White, The Once and Future King(1958) One of the historic Lewis Chessmen has been recreated on a larger scale using more than 90,000 Lego bricks. BBC(Feb 22, 2016) n any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess Syn|Hypo|Hyper chess piece bishop (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color castle, rook(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard king(chess) the weakest but the most important piece horse, knighta chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) pawn(chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank queen(chess) the most powerful piece man, piece game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games |
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