queen
noun[C]
uk/kwiːn/us/kwiːn/queennoun[C](WOMAN)
A2
a woman whorulesacountrybecause she has beenborninto aroyalfamily, or a woman who ismarriedto aking:
女王；王后HowlongdidQueenVictoriareign?维多利亚女王在位多长时间？
The Queen ismeetingtheprimeministertoday.今天女王要接见首相。
any woman who isconsideredto be thebestat what she does:
杰出女性，女杰She's thereigningqueen ofcrimewriters.她是当今首屈一指的犯罪小说作家。
someone famous
- celebrityThe magazine is all about the lives of celebrities.
- celebWhich celeb recently spent $60,000 on an engagement ring?
- slebUKShe was last spotted interviewing a minor sleb on the red carpet.
- starHer ambition was always to become a movie star.
- superstarRock superstar Elton John grew up working class in England.
- legendHe became a legend in his own lifetime.
- The queen may haveprivilegebut she has norealpoliticalclout.
- The queen, infullceremonialdress,presidedover theceremony.
- The queen willattendtheofficialopeningof thetheatreinJune.
- The queenoutlastedall herchildren.
- Thecountrywas without arulerafter the queendied.
Royalty, aristocracy & titles
- accede tosomething
- accession
- anointed
- anti-monarchical
- anti-monarchist
- duke
- dukedom
- earl
- earldom
- emir
- MBE
- Messrs
- miss
- mister
- monarch
- royal prerogative
- royalist
- Rt. Hon.
- Shah
- sheikh
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Good and excellent things
queennoun[C](GAMES)
the mostpowerfulpieceon theboardin thegameofchess
（国际象棋中的）后
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in a set ofplayingcards, acardwith apictureof a queen on it. It is usuallyworthless than aking.
（纸牌中的）王后
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Board games
- backgammon
- bishop
- blitz
- board game
- castle
- Chinese chequers
- Chutes and Ladders
- counterplay
- defence
- endgame
- forfeit
- gambit
- move
- pawn
- pin
- queenside
- re-roll
- resign
- rook
- square
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Card games
queennoun[C](INSECTS)
in agroupofinsects, asinglelargefemalethatproduceseggs:
（一群昆虫中产卵的）后，王aqueenbee蜂王
aqueenant蚁后
aqueenwasp黄蜂王
Insect names
- anopheles
- ant
- aphid
- beastie
- bedbug
- daddy longlegs
- damselfly
- deathwatch beetle
- dragonfly
- dust mite
- housefly
- insect
- jigger
- ladybird
- lice
- sow bug
- spider mite
- stick insect
- swallowtail
- termite
queennoun[C](GAY MAN)
slangoffensive
agayman,especiallyanolderman, whose way ofbehavingisnoticeableandartificial:
（举止明显像女人的）同性恋男子，（尤指）老同性恋男子James is such anoldqueen.詹姆斯是一个老同性恋。