queen

noun

女统治者 female ruler

1. 女王；女酋长；女首领
   the female ruler of an independent state that has a royal family
   1. to be crowned queen
      加冕为女王
   2. kings and queens
      国王和女王
   3. the Queen of Norway
      挪威女王
   4. Queen Victoria
      维多利亚女王
2. 王后
   the wife of a king

出类拔萃 best in group

3. （某领域的）王后；精髓；精华
   a woman, place or thing that is thought to be one of the best in a particular group or area
   1. the queen of fashion
      时装之最
   2. a movie queen
      影后
   3. Venice, queen of the Adriatic
      威尼斯，亚得里亚海的明珠

节日 at festival

4. （节日或庆典中）当选行使庆典职责的女子
   a woman or girl chosen to perform official duties at a festival or celebration
   1. a carnival queen
      狂欢节小姐
   2. a May queen (= at a festival to celebrate the coming of spring)
      五朔节王后
   3. a homecoming queen
      返校节王后

国际象棋 in chess

5. 后
   the most powerful piece used in the game of chess that can move any number of squares in any direction

纸牌 in cards

6. 王后（牌）
   a playing card with the picture of a queen on it

昆虫 insect

7. （为群体产卵的）雌性昆虫；王；后
   a large female insect that lays eggs for the whole group
   1. a queen bee
      蜂王

同性恋 homosexual

8. （女性化的男同性恋者贬称）王后，假娘儿们
   an offensive word for a male homosexual who behaves like a woman

1. N-TITLE; N-COUNT 女王;女皇
   A queen is a woman who rules a country as its monarch.
   1. ...Queen Victoria...
      维多利亚女王
   2. She met the Queen last week.
      上周她受到了女王的接见。
2. N-TITLE; N-COUNT 皇后；王后
   A queen is a woman who is married to a king.
   1. The king and queen had fled.
      国王和王后都逃之夭夭了。
3. See also: ...the queen of crime writing. beauty queen
4. (女性化的)同性恋男子
   A queen is a male homosexual who dresses and speaks rather like a woman.
5. (国际象棋中的)后
   In chess, the queen is the most powerful piece. It can be moved in any direction.
6. N-COUNT (纸牌中的)王后(牌)，Q（牌）
   A queen is a playing card with a picture of a queen on it.
   1. ...the queen of spades.
      黑桃王后
7. 蜂王
   A queen or a queen bee is a large female bee which can lay eggs.

1. He had to go to Buckingham Palace to accept an MBE from the Queen.
   他必须前往白金汉宫去接受女王授予的“大英帝国勋章”。
2. The Prime Minister will seek an audience with the Queen later this morning.
   今天上午晚些时候首相将会觐见女王陛下。
3. The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him.
   女王已经授予他爵士头衔。
4. She was billed to play the Red Queen in Snow White.
   海报宣传她会扮演《白雪公主》中的“红王后”。
5. The Queen unveiled a commemorative plaque.
   女王为纪念牌匾揭幕。
6. She was surely the most distinguished queen consort we have had.
   毫无疑问她是我们拥有的最为出众的王后。
7. Chefs at the St James Court restaurant have cooked for the Queen
   圣詹姆斯皇家饭店的厨师们曾经为女王烹制菜肴。
8. We were taught how to curtsy to the Queen
   有人教我们如何向女王行屈膝礼。
9. Don't worry, he's just being a drama queen.
   不用担心，他只不过是在小题大做罢了。
10. Queen Mary started the fashion for blue and white china in England
    玛丽女王开启了青花瓷在英格兰的流行风尚。
11. I had to promise fidelity to the Queen.
    我必须承诺效忠女王。
12. He gave his imitation of Queen Elizabeth's royal wave
    他模仿伊丽莎白女王挥手致意。
13. If a new leader emerged, it would then be for the Queen to invite him to form a government
    如果新首脑产生了，女王就会邀请他组建政府。
14. He was knighted in the Queen's birthday honours list in June 1988.
    他于1988年6月被封为爵士，是女王生日宴会上的受勋者之一。
15. The flower opens to reveal a Queen Bee
    花瓣展开，一只蜂王露了出来。
16. The Queen is passing the money on to a selection of her favourite charities
    女王要把那笔钱交给她喜欢的一些慈善机构。
17. They were staunch British patriots and had portraits of the Queen in their flat.
    他们是英国坚定的爱国者，并在公寓里挂着女王的肖像。
18. My hospital is one of many places that benefited from the support of Queen Alexandra.
    我的医院是诸多得益于亚历山德拉王后扶持的机构之一。
19. She met the Queen last week.
    上周她受到了女王的接见。
20. The king and queen had fled.
    国王和王后都逃之夭夭了。
21. Garbo plays the Queen, rejoicing in the love she has found with Antonio
    嘉宝饰演王后，陶醉于和安东尼奥的热恋中。
22. It was during the reign of Queen Isabella that Christopher Columbus set forth on his epic voyage of discovery.
    正是在伊莎贝拉女王统治时期克里斯托弗·哥伦布开始了他伟大的发现之旅。
23. I received a summons to the Palace from Sir Robert Fellowes, the Queen's private secretary.
    我被女王的私人秘书罗伯特·费洛斯爵士召往白金汉宫。
24. She had not wanted to be Queen, but the role was thrust upon her
    她本来不想当女王的，但还是被迫接受了这一身份。
25. In her dying days the old Queen unbent a little.
    在临死的那些日子里，年迈的女王态度稍缓和了一些。
26. A scowling man briskly led the Queen's husband away from the great unwashed.
    一名面色阴沉的男子迅速地把王夫带离了那些草根下民。
27. I veered away from the set menu and went for the day's special of queen scallops
    我没有点套餐，而是要了当日的特供菜——皇后海扇贝。
28. 'Elizabeth R', a TV portrait of the Queen, had record viewing figures.
    关于女王的电视专题片《伊丽莎白女王》创下了收视纪录。
29. That's the Queen's yacht, the Britannia. She's a beautiful ship.
    那是女王的游艇“布丽坦尼娅”号，她是一艘很漂亮的船。

n.

turn King's/Queen's evidence

• 提供同犯的罪证，揭发其他案犯（以减轻所受惩罚）
  to give information against other criminals in order to get a less severe punishment

the uncrowned king/queen (of sth)

• 无冕之王（某地区或领域中最杰出的人）
  the person considered to be the best, most famous or successful in a particular place or area of activity

noun

1. female cat

   Synonym:    tabby

2. the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites

3. an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males

   Synonym:    queen mole rat

4. (chess) the most powerful piece

5. one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen

6. offensive term for an openly homosexual man

   Synonym:    fagotfaggotfagfairynancepansyqueerpoofpoovepouf

7. a competitor who holds a preeminent position

   Synonym:    kingworld-beater

8. a female sovereign ruler

   Synonym:    queen regnantfemale monarch

9. the wife or widow of a king

10. something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind
    1. Paris is the queen of cities
    2. the queen of ocean liners

verb

1. become a queen
   1. her pawn queened

2. promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess