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checkmate

/ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt/

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noun

将死，绝杀

The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.

Examples :

"The chess club's star player delivered a stunning checkmate in the final round. "

国际象棋社的明星选手在最后一轮使出了精彩的将死，赢得了比赛。

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noun

束手就擒的局面，彻底的失败。

(by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.

Examples :

"The overwhelming workload was a checkmate; there was no way to finish everything on time. "

工作量大到无法承受，简直是束手就擒的局面；根本不可能按时完成所有任务。

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verb

将死，绝杀

To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.

Examples :

"That jerk checkmated me in four moves!"

那个混蛋四步就把我将死了！

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verb

将死，置于死地。

(by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.

Examples :

"The overwhelming evidence of her cheating checkmated her defense, leaving her with no option but to admit the truth. "

确凿的证据证明她作弊，彻底击溃了她的辩护，让她别无选择，只能承认事实。

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interjection

将死，完胜.

Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.

Examples :

"She moved her queen, trapping his king. "Checkmate!" she exclaimed, grinning. "

她移动了她的皇后，困住了他的王。“将死，完胜！” 她咧嘴笑着喊道。

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interjection

将死，绝杀

(by extension) Said when one has checkmated someone (placed them in a losing situation with no escape.)

Examples :

""After I caught him lying to Mom, I showed her the email. Checkmate! He couldn't deny it anymore." "

我抓到他跟妈妈撒谎后，就把邮件给她看了。将死！这下他没法抵赖了吧。

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