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Queen Woman Female N Count 可数名词 Homosexual Bee Kwiːn

Queen signifies a female ruler, a king's wife, a chess piece, a playing card, or the primary egg-laying female in insect colonies. It can also denote excellence in a domain or, colloquially and offensively, a flamboyant gay man.

queen refers to a female monarch, the wife of a king, or a female leader in various contexts like chess, playing cards, or insect colonies. It can also describe someone exceptionally good at something or, informally and offensively, effeminate gay men.

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[N-TITLE; N-COUNT 头衔名词;可数名词]女王;女皇 A queen is a woman who rules a country as its monarch.
  [oft the N]
  • ...Queen Victoria...

    维多利亚女王

  • She met the Queen last week.

    上周她受到了女王的接见。

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[N-TITLE; N-COUNT 头衔名词;可数名词]皇后;王后 A queen is a woman who is married to a king.
  [oft the N]
  • The king and queen had fled.

    国王和王后都逃之夭夭了。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
beauty queen
(某一活动的)女王,出众的女子 If you refer to a woman as the queen of a particular activity, you mean that she is well-known for being very good at it.
  [with supp]
  • ...the queen of crime writing.

    犯罪小说女王

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](女性化的)同性恋男子 A queen is a male homosexual who dresses and speaks rather like a woman.
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
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    [N-COUNT 可数名词](国际象棋中的)后 In chess, the queen is the most powerful piece. It can be moved in any direction.
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      [N-COUNT 可数名词](纸牌中的)王后(牌),Q(牌) A queen is a playing card with a picture of a queen on it.
        [oft the N of n]
      • ...the queen of spades.

        黑桃王后

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      [N-COUNT 可数名词]蜂王 A queen or a queen bee is a large female bee which can lay eggs.

        Oxford queen / kwiːn ; NAmE kwiːn / noun female ruler 女统治者 1 the female ruler of an independent state that has a royal family 女王;女酋长;女首领 to be crowned queen 加冕为女王 kings and queens 国王和女王 the Queen of Norway 挪威女王 Queen Victoria 维多利亚女王 2 ( also ˌqueen ˈconsort ) the wife of a king 王后 best in group 出类拔萃 3 queen(of sth) a woman, place or thing that is thought to be one of the best in a particular group or area (某领域的)王后,精髓,精华 the queen of fashion 时装之最 a movie queen 影后 Venice, queen of the Adriatic 威尼斯,亚得里亚海的明珠 at festival 节日 4 a woman or girl chosen to perform official duties at a festival or celebration (节日或庆典活动中当选的)履行职责的女子 a carnival queen 狂欢节小姐 a May queen (= at a festival to celebrate the coming of spring) 五朔节王后 a homecoming queen 返校节王后 see also
        beauty queen
        in chess 国际象棋 5 the most powerful piece used in the game of chessthat can move any number of squares in any direction in cards 纸牌 6 a playing cardwith the picture of a queenon it 王后(牌) insect 昆虫 7 a large female insect that lays eggs for the whole group (为群体产卵的)雌性昆虫,王;后 a queen bee 蜂王 homosexual 同性恋 8 ( informal, taboo) an offensive word for a male homosexualwho behaves like a woman (女性化的男同性恋者贬称)王后,假娘儿们 IDIOMsee
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        queen / kwiːn ; NAmE kwiːn /
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        queen1 noun
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        queenqueen1 /kwiːn/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable]
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        1ruler (also Queen) a)the female ruler of a countrykingqueen of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt Queen Elizabeth At 18, Victoria was crowned queen (=officially became ruler). b)the wife of a king:  the future queen2card a playing card with a picture of a queen on it:  the queen of diamonds3 the queen of something the woman or place that is considered the best in a particular area or activity:  With 42 albums, she was the queen of pop. Paris, the queen of fashion4competition American English the woman who wins a beauty competition, or who is chosen to represent a school, area etc:  the carnival queen5insect a large female bee, ant etc, which lays the eggs for a whole group6queen bee a woman who behaves as if she is the most important person in a place7homosexual taboo informal an offensive word for a male homosexual who behaves very like a woman. Do not use this word.8chess the most powerful piece in the game of chess
        beauty queen
        , drag queen
        COLLOCATIONSverbsbecome queen· Mary Tudor became queen in 1553.crown somebody queen (=officially make someone queen)· The next day she was crowned Queen of England.a queen rules/reigns (=is in charge of a country)· Queen Victoria reigned for over 60 years.a queen abdicates (=gives up the position of being queen)· The Queen is unlikely to abdicate.phrasesthe reign of Queen Elizabeth/Victoria etc (=when Elizabeth etc was queen)· She was born in the reign of Queen Victoria.Her Majesty the Queen (=used when talking about a queen)· Her Majesty the Queen will be visiting Australia in July.
        queen1 noun
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        1technical to change a pawn into a queen in the game of chess2queen it over somebody British English informal if a woman queens it over other people, she behaves as if she is more important than them, in an annoying way
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        [kwi:n]queened, queening, queens

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        女王(66%),王后(34%)
        n.女王,王后;(纸牌中的)皇后;(蜜蜂等的)蜂王
        vt.使…成为女王或王后
        vi.做女王
        n.(Queen)人名;(英)奎因

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