chessboard

/ˈtʃesbɔːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtʃesbɔːrd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈches-ˌbȯrd/ (ame, mw)

chessboard — noun

  • chessboardsingular
  • chessboardsplural

1. a flat square object with 64 small squares in alternating light and dark colours

1.名詞B1
釋義

a flat square object with 64 small squares in alternating light and dark colours that people use as the playing surface for chess

例句

Grandmother set up the chessboard on the kitchen table for our Sunday game.

set up + chessboard (collocation for preparing the board)

The wooden chessboard had small carved pieces standing on its squares.

同義詞
  • checkerboard

    US English; same grid pattern but typically associated with checkers (draughts); sometimes used informally for chessboard

  • board

    much more general; needs context to refer to a chessboard

文法句型

a chessboard

on + possessive + chessboard

the chessboard

用法筆記

Often used with verbs that describe setting up or positioning the board before a game, such as set up and place. Can also act as a modifier in compound nouns like chessboard pattern or chessboard squares.

常見錯誤

❌She bought a checkerboard to play chess.
✅She bought a chessboard to play chess.
💡A checkerboard is the same pattern but is the board for checkers/draughts, not chess.