chess

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n. 国际象棋

Collins.2 / BNC.7065 / COCA.6948

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noun

国际象棋
a game for two people played on a board marked with black and white squares on which each playing piece (representing a king, queen, castle, etc.) is moved according to special rules. The aim is to put the other player's king in a position from which it cannot escape (= to checkmate it).

N-UNCOUNT 国际象棋
Chessis a game for two people, played on a chessboard. Each player has 16 pieces, including a king. Your aim is to move your pieces so that your opponent's king cannot escape being taken.
1. ...the world chess championships.
  国际象棋世界冠军

noun

a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules
Synonym:chess game
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
Synonym:cheatBromus secalinus

You are really keen on playing chess.
你们下棋的瘾头可真不小。
I can't beat him at Chinese chess.
我象棋下不赢他。
His fingers itch at the sight of a game of chess.
看见下棋他就馋得慌。
I beat him at chess.
我下棋赢了他。
He has a fancy for chess.
他喜好下棋。
Great chess players have a reputation for being both eccentric and argumentative
国际象棋大师们以性格怪异和好与人争辩而闻名。
Playing chess is one of my favourite pastimes.
下棋是我喜爱的一种消遣。
The twin sisters played a game of chess just now.
这一对孪生姐妹刚下了一盘棋。
That game of chess ended in a draw.
那盘棋和了。
Chess has long been regarded as a measure of intellect.
国际象棋长久以来被认为是智慧的体现。