A king can refer to a male ruler of a country, the most important piece in chess, a playing card, or metaphorically, the best or most dominant person in a particular field.
king (en): A male monarch, the highest-ranking player in chess or a playing card, or the best or most important person in a group.
king (zh): 君主；国王；最重要者；首屈一指者；…之王；（纸牌中的）老K；（国际象棋中的）王；过阔绰的生活；活得像个国王
[N-TITLE； N-COUNT 头衔名词；可数名词]君主；国王 A king is a man who is the most important member of the royal family of his country, and who is considered to be the Head of State of that country.
[oft the N of n]
...the king and queen of Spain...
西班牙国王和王后
In 1154, Henry II became King of England.
1154年，亨利二世成为英格兰国王。
...King Albert.
阿尔伯特国王
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]最重要者；首屈一指者；…之王 If you describe a man as the king of something, you mean that he is the most important person doing that thing or he is the best at doing it.
[the N of n]
He's the king of unlicensed boxing...
他是黑市拳王。
He was the king of the big love song.
他是流行情歌之王。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（纸牌中的）老K A king is a playing card with a picture of a king on it.
[oft N of n]
...the king of diamonds.
方片K
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（国际象棋中的）王 In chess, the king is the most important piece. When you are in a position to capture your opponent's king, you win the game.
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[PHRASE 短语]过阔绰的生活；活得像个国王 If you say that someone lives like a king, you mean that they are able to live in a very comfortable or luxurious way.
[V and N inflect]
Executives lived like kings. The top thirty-one executives were paid a total of $14.2 million.
经理们活得像国王一样。职位最高的31名经理的薪金总额达到了1,420万美元。
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a king's ransom→see:
ransom
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king★/kɪŋ; NAmEkɪŋ/noun1★the male ruler of an independent state that has a royal family 君主；国王◆the kings and queens of England英国国王和王后◆to be crowned king接受加冕为国王◆King George V国王乔治五世2king(of sth) a person, an animal or a thing that is thought to be the best or most important of a particular type （人、动物、事物中的）首屈一指者，最重要者，大王◆the king of comedy喜剧之王◆The lion is the king of the jungle.狮子是丛林之王。3used in compounds with the names of animals or plants to describe a very large type of the thing mentioned （与动植物名称连用构成复合词，表示巨型）…之最，…之王，巨型…◆a king penguin帝王企鹅4the most important piece used in the game of chess,that can move one square in any direction （国际象棋中的）王5a playing cardwith the picture of a kingon it （纸牌中的）老 KIDIOMa ˌking's ˈransom( literary) a very large amount of money 一笔巨款SYN
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kingking /kɪŋ/ ●●●W1 noun [countable]
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1ruler (also King) a man who rules a country because he is from a royal family → queenking of Henry VIII, King of England On 2 December Henry VI was crowned king (=made the king at an official ceremony).2the best the king of something someone or something that people think is the most important or best of a particular type of person or thing: the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll the king of Swiss cheeses The lion is the king of the jungle.3successful if you live like a king, feel like a king etc, you are very successful, happy, rich etc: With her at my side, I felt like a king.4chess the most important piece in chess5cards a playing card with a picture of a king on it6important be king if something is king at a particular time, it has a big influence on people: back in the days when jazz was king7a king’s ransom a very large amount of moneyCOLLOCATIONSverbsbecome king· Prince Charles will become king when his mother, Queen Elizabeth, dies.be crowned king (=be made king)· He was crowned king upon the death of his father.depose a king formal (=remove a king from power)· The Spanish king was deposed in 1931.a king rules/reigns (=is in charge of a country)· How could a Christian king rule if he was banned from the Church?a king abdicates (=gives up the position of being king)· It shocked the nation when the king abdicated.adjectivesthe rightful king (=the person who should be king)· The Duke of Gloucester claimed that he was the rightful king.the future king (=someone who will later be king)· She married the future king of France, Philip Augustus.phrasesallegiance/loyalty to a king (=being faithful to the king)· They were fighting out of loyalty to their king.a king’s subjects (=the people he rules)· The new laws were very unpopular with the king’s subjects.THESAURUSking the male ruler of a country, who comes from a royal family: · George III was the king of England at that time.· King Harald V of Norwayqueen a woman who rules a country because she is from a royal family, or the wife of a king: · She became queen when she was only 14 years old.· Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdommonarch a king or queen: · The bishops were appointed by the monarch.monarchy a country that is ruled by a king or queen, or this type of political system: · Britain is a constitutional monarchy.· Some people want the monarchy to be abolished.prince the son of a king, queen, or prince, or the male ruler of a small country or state: · Prince Rainier of Monaco· The prince will inherit the throne when his father dies.ruler someone such as a king, who has official power over a country and its people: · the ruler of Babylonia· General Musharraf was the former military ruler of Pakistan.emperor the ruler of an empire (=group of countries): · the Habsburg emperors of the 19th century· Emperor Hirohitosovereign formal a king or queen: · It was hoped that a meeting of the two sovereigns would ease tensions between the countries.regent someone who governs instead of a king or queen, because the king or queen is ill, absent, or still a child: · Edward II left his friend Gaveston as regent.the crown formal the position of king or queen: · Warwick was a loyal servant of the crown.