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🔑 queenBrE /kwiːn/NAmE /kwiːn/ noun➤female ruler 女统治者🔑 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🔑 (also ˌqueen ˈconsort) the wife of a king 王后➤best in group 出类拔萃~ (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）杰出女性，精髓，精华◆the queen of fashion 时尚女王◆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a woman or girl chosen to perform official duties at a festival or celebration （节日或庆典活动中）当选行使庆典职责的女子◆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the most powerful piece used in the game of chess that can move any number of squares in any direction 后➤in cards 纸牌a playing card with the picture of a queen on it 王后（牌）➤insect 昆虫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(informal, taboo) an offensive word for a male homosexual who behaves like a woman （对女性化的男同性恋者的贬称）王后，假娘儿们 ●turn King's/Queen's ˈevidence(BrE) (US turn state's ˈevidence) to give information against other criminals in order to get a less severe punishment 提供同犯的罪证，揭发其他案犯（以减轻所受惩罚） ➡ compare plea bargaining ●the ˌuncrowned ˈking/ˈqueen (of sth)the person considered to be the best, most famous or successful in a particular place or area of activity 无冕之王（某地区或领域中最杰出的人） |
