checkmate
checkmate — 名詞
1. In the game of chess, a situation where a player's king is under attack and cann
將死
西洋棋中獲勝的關鍵局面
In the game of chess, a situation where a player's king is under attack and cannot move to any safe square or have the attack blocked, ending the game as a win for the attacker.
The crowd gasped as the grandmaster announced checkmate with her queen.
觀眾們屏息看著棋王用皇后宣佈將死對手。
announce checkmate
After only twelve moves, the computer delivered a quick checkmate against the world champion.
電腦只走了十二步就對世界冠軍迅速將死。
deliver + checkmate
Xiu studied the board carefully, searching for any way to avoid checkmate.
Xiu 仔細研究棋盤，尋找任何避免被將死的方法。
In a speed chess game, Rosa missed checkmate as her clock showed three seconds left.
在一場快棋賽中，Rosa 因為時鐘只剩三秒而錯過了將死。
The final match ended with a rook-and-knight checkmate that amazed the tournament audience.
最後一局以城堡與騎士聯手將死作結，令比賽觀眾嘆為觀止。
- stalemate
A draw where the king cannot move but is not under attack
- resignation
When a player gives up before being checkmated
文法句型
be in checkmate
declare checkmate
用法筆記
Often used with verbs like 'announce', 'deliver', or 'force'. When saying a game ends by checkmate, use the preposition 'by' or 'in': 'win by checkmate' or 'end in checkmate.'
常見錯誤
2. A point in a competition, argument, or plan where one side is completely blocked
敗局
無法扭轉的失敗局面
A point in a competition, argument, or plan where one side is completely blocked and has no way to succeed or recover.
For the struggling technology company, the new government regulations meant financial checkmate.
對這家陷入困境的科技公司來說，新的政府法規意味著財務上的敗局。
financial checkmate
The senator quietly admitted checkmate when the hidden evidence was shown to the jury.
當隱藏的證據呈現在陪審團面前時，那位參議員默默地承認敗局。
admit checkmate
UN and rebel negotiators knew they had reached checkmate after three weeks of talks.
聯合國與叛軍談判代表知道他們經過三週會談已陷入敗局。
Detective Ayana's careful questions led the suspect into checkmate during the interview.
Ayana 警探在訊問中透過一連串謹慎的問題將嫌犯逼入敗局。
When the university cancelled the grant, the climate research project faced checkmate.
當大學取消補助金時，這項氣候研究計劃面臨了敗局。
- victory
The winning outcome that checkmate denies
- breakthrough
A sudden success that ends a difficult situation
文法句型
be checkmate for [someone]
face checkmate
用法筆記
Used figuratively in contexts involving competition, negotiation, politics, or strategy. The metaphor comes from the final position in chess where a king cannot escape.
常見錯誤
checkmate — 動詞
- checkmate,,present simple I / you / we / they
- checkmatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- checkmates,,he / she / it
- checkmateshe / she / it
- checkmated,,past simple
- checkmatedpast simple
- checkmating,,-ing form
- checkmating-ing form
1. To win at chess by creating a situation where the king of your rival is trapped
逼殺
攻擊敵王使其無法逃脫
To win at chess by creating a situation where the king of your rival is trapped — it stands under attack with no safe square to move to, no piece that can block the attack, and no way to capture the threatening piece.
The young player checkmated her opponent in just fifteen moves.
那位年輕棋手僅用十五步就逼殺了對手。
checkmate + opponent
Caio checkmated the computer program after a long and difficult game.
Caio 在一場漫長而艱難的比賽後逼殺了電腦程式。
To win the tournament, Romi needed to checkmate her final opponent within thirty minutes.
為了贏得比賽，Romi 需要在三十分鐘內逼殺她的最後一名對手。
Grandmaster So checkmated three opponents in a simultaneous exhibition match last weekend.
So 特級大師上週末在車輪戰表演賽中逼殺了三名對手。
During the regional finals, the reigning champion was checkmated with a pawn in a shocking upset.
在區域總決賽中，衛冕冠軍被一枚士兵逼殺，爆出驚人冷門。
- resign
When a player gives up before the opponent checkmates them
文法句型
checkmate + opponent
checkmate + king
用法筆記
Transitive — always takes an object (the opponent or the opponent's king). Common in passive voice: 'was checkmated in twelve moves.' Distinguish from verb sense 2, which is figurative.
常見錯誤
2. To completely defeat someone in an argument, competition, or negotiation by leav
擊敗
在爭論或競爭中完全壓倒
To completely defeat someone in an argument, competition, or negotiation by leaving them with no possible countermove or response.
The prosecutor checkmated the witness with a single unexpected question.
檢察官用一個意料之外的問題就將證人徹底擊敗。
checkmate + person + with [tactic]
In the final debate, Manuela checkmated her rival by pointing out the logical error.
在最後一場辯論中，Manuela 指出對手的邏輯錯誤，將她徹底擊敗。
The new DNA evidence checkmated the defence lawyer's entire argument in court.
新的 DNA 證據在法庭上完全擊敗了辯護律師的所有論點。
The rival firm's stronger technology checkmated every move the smaller company tried to make.
競爭對手更強的技術擊敗了那家小公司嘗試的每一步棋。
The clever amendment checkmated the opposition's plan to delay the vote.
那項巧妙的修正案擊敗了反對派拖延投票的計劃。
- thwart
Means to prevent someone from doing something, not necessarily defeat them completely
- overwhelm
Stronger connotation of force or numbers; checkmate implies clever strategy
- outmanoeuvre
Closer in meaning; suggests strategic skill rather than brute force
- surrender
What the checkmated side does; giving up
- capitulate
Formal; to stop resisting after being defeated
文法句型
checkmate + opponent/plan/argument
用法筆記
Common in informal or journalistic writing about politics, business, and legal battles. The object can be a person, argument, plan, or strategy. Distinguish from verb sense 1, which is strictly about chess.