英语词汇“checkmate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	checkmate
释义	checkmate /chek"mayt'/, n. , v. , checkmated, checkmating, interj. n. 1. Also called mate. Chess. a. an act or instance of maneuvering the opponent's king into a check from which it cannot escape, thus bringing the game to a victorious conclusion. b. the position of the pieces when a king is checkmated. 2. a complete check; defeat: His efforts to escape met with a checkmate. v.t. 3. Chess. to maneuver (an opponent's king) into a check from which it cannot escape; mate. 4. to check completely; defeat: Napoleon was checkmated at Waterloo. interj. 5. Chess. (used by a player to announce that he or she has put the opponent's king into inextricable check.) [1300-50; ME chek mat(e) < MF escec mat < Ar shah mat < Pers: lit., the king (is) checked, nonplussed]
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