checkmating
present participle ofcheckmate
单词 | checkmating |
释义 | checkmating present participle ofcheckmate checkmate verb[T] uk/ˈtʃek.meɪt/us/ˈtʃek.meɪt/toachieveawinningpositioninchessin which you have put the other player'skingunder adirectattackfrom which it cannotescape: Mydadcan always checkmate me within 20moves. Thegoalis to checkmate an opponent'sking. tocreateasituationin which someone isdefeatedor aplancannotdeveloporcontinue: Thecommitteediscussedthebestmethodto checkmate thismove. They are doingtheirbestto checkmate thoseconspiringagainst theState. Compare stalemate
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