The word 'kingdom' refers to a country ruled by a monarch, an area of control for a person or organization, or one of the major classifications of the natural world (e.g., the animal kingdom).
kingdom: n. a country ruled by a king or queen; an area controlled by a particular person or where a particular thing or idea is important; one of the three traditional divisions of the natural world.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]王国 A kingdom is a country or region that is ruled by a king or queen.
[usu sing]
The kingdom's power declined.
王国的势力衰弱了。
...the United Kingdom.
联合王国
...the Kingdom of Denmark.
丹麦王国
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]管辖范围;领域 A kingdom is a place or area that is thought to be under the control of a person or organization.
[usu N of n]
It was infamous as a kingdom of brigands, scoundrels, and slave-traders.
该地区因土匪、无赖和奴隶贩子猖獗而声名狼藉。
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[N-SING 单数名词](动物或植物)界 All the animals, birds, and insects in the world can be referred to together as the animal kingdom. All the plants can be referred to as the plant kingdom.
[usu n N]
Oxford
king·dom/ˈkɪŋdəm; NAmEˈkɪŋdəm/noun1a country ruled by a king or queen 王国◆the United Kingdom联合王国◆the kingdom of God (= heaven)天国2an area controlled by a particular person or where a particular thing or idea is important 管辖范围;领域3one of the three traditional spanisions of the natural world 自然三界之一◆the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms动物界、植物界及矿物界4( biology 生) one of the five major groups into which all living things are organized 界(生物的五大类别之一)IDIOMSblow sb/sth to kingdom ˈcome( informal) to completely destroy sb/sth with an explosion 送…上西天;彻底炸毁till/until kingdom ˈcome( old-fashioned) for ever 永远;永久kingdomkingdomsking·dom/ˈkɪŋdəm; NAmEˈkɪŋdəm/
LDC
kingdomking‧dom /ˈkɪŋdəm/ ●●○ noun [countable]
word sets
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Phrases
1a country ruled by a king or queen: the United Kingdomkingdom of the kingdom of Thailand2the animal/plant/mineral kingdom one of the three parts into which the natural world is divided3the kingdom of heaven/God (also God’s kingdom) heaven4kingdom come informal a phrase used to describe the end of the world, death, or the end of time: He left the gas on and nearly blew us all to kingdom come.
WDF
kingdom
[ˈkɪŋdəm]
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王国(82%),界(12%),领域(6%)
n.王国;界;领域
n.(Kingdom)人名;(英)金德姆
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