1 (the title of) a man who rules a country. A king is usually the son or close relative of the former ruler 国王；君主；国王或君主的称号: The new king was crowned yesterday in Westminster Abbey. 新国王昨天在威斯敏斯特教堂加冕。King Edward VII(= the seventh) 英王爱德华七世 (figurative 比喻) The lion is the king of the jungle. 狮子是丛林之王。 ☞Look at queen, prince and princess. 参看queen、prince及princess。

2 one of the four playing cards in a pack with a picture of a king ﹙纸牌游戏的﹚Ｋ: the king of spades 黑桃K ☞Look at the note at card. 参看card的注释。

3 the most important piece in the game of CHESS that can move one square in any direction （国际象棋的）王