chess

IPA/tʃes/
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chess — 名詞

1. Chess involves two people thinking and planning as they move their pieces. Each

1.名詞A2
釋義

西洋棋

兩人對弈的棋盤遊戲

Chess involves two people thinking and planning as they move their pieces. Each player controls sixteen pieces of different types on a board of 64 light and dark squares. The winner is the player who traps the other's king so it cannot escape.

例句

Theo played chess with his grandfather every Sunday afternoon.

Theo 每個星期日下午都和祖父下西洋棋。

collocation: play + chess

Aiko won her first chess tournament at the age of twelve.

Aiko 十二歲時就贏得了她的第一場西洋棋比賽。

collocation: chess tournament

常見搭配
  • play chess
  • chess game
  • chess set
  • chess pieces
  • chessboard
  • chess match
  • chess tournament
  • chess club
  • chess champion
  • win at chess
  • good at chess
同義詞
  • strategy game

    a game that requires careful planning and thinking ahead, like chess

  • board game

    a general category of games played on a board; chess is one well-known type

用法筆記

In English, we say 'play chess' without the word 'the'. Do not say 'play the chess.' The same rule applies to most games and sports: play football, play cards, play checkers.

常見錯誤

She likes to play the chess with her brother.
She likes to play chess with her brother.
In English, we do not use 'the' before the name of a game or sport.

同根字

  • chessboard
    名詞A2
  • chess piece
    名詞A2
  • chess set
    名詞A2
  • chess player
    名詞A2
  • chess match
    名詞B1
  • chess tournament
    名詞B1
  • checkmate
    名詞B2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • chess player
  • chess champion
  • chess master
  • chess club
  • chess coach

常用片語

  • game of chess
  • set of chess

介系詞搭配

  • at chess — used with 'good', 'bad', 'skilled' (e.g. good at chess)
  • in chess — used to describe something within the game (e.g. a common opening in chess)