| 词组 | queen |
| 释义 | queen /kwiːn/ noun the female ruler of a country, or the wife of a kingverbsbecome queen Mary Tudor became queen in 1553.make sb queen The king wanted to marry her and make her his queen.crown sb queen (=officially make someone queen) The next day she was crowned Queen of England.proclaim sb queen (=say that she is now officially the queen) When her father died, she was proclaimed queen.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.adjectivesthe rightful queen (=the woman who should be the ruler) She still regarded herself as the rightful queen of Scotland.the future queen We visited the palace where the future queen spent her childhood.prepositionsunder Queen Elizabeth/Victoria etc (=while she is queen) The British Empire flourished under Queen Victoria.phrasesthe reign of Queen Elizabeth/Victoria etc (=when she is 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.a queen’s subjects (=the people she rules over) Many of the queen’s subjects did not approve of her choice of husband.swear allegiance to a queen (=promise to be loyal to her) Members of the armed forces have to swear allegiance to the Queen. |
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