1. | 女王;女酋长;女首领the female ruler of an independent state that has a royal family |
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. | 王后the wife of a king |
3. | ~ (of sth) (某领域的)王后,精髓,精华a woman, place or thing that is thought to be one of the best in a particular group or area |
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 |
4. | (节日或庆典活动中)当选行使庆典职责的女子a woman or girl chosen to perform official duties at a festival or celebration |
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 |
5. | 后the most powerful piece used in the game of chess that can move any number of squares in any direction |
6. | 王后(牌)a playing card with the picture of a queen on it |
7. | (为群体产卵的)雌性昆虫,王;后a large female insect that lays eggs for the whole group |
a queen bee 蜂王 |
8. | (informal) (女性化的男同性恋者贬称)王后,假娘儿们an offensive word for a male homosexual who behaves like a woman |