queen

🇬🇧 UK/'kwi:n/🇺🇸 US
A2

Definitions

n.

A female monarch, or the wife or widow of a king; a woman of supreme power or status in a given domain.

女王;王后;(某领域的)女性权威

v.

To make someone a queen; in chess, to promote a pawn to a queen.

立为女王;(象棋)将兵升变为后

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
queenother
=queen

Common Collocations

  • 1.queen bee蜂后;核心人物
  • 2.drag queen变装皇后
  • 3.beauty queen选美皇后
  • 4.queen consort王后(随夫称王的)

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Queen Elizabeth II reigned over the United Kingdom for more than seventy years.

  • 2.

    She was crowned queen of the prom and walked down the aisle to thunderous applause.

  • 3.

    Beyoncé is widely regarded as the queen of pop music in the modern era.

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