1 (the title of) a man who rules a country. A king is usually the son or close relative of the former ruler 国王;君主;国王或君主的称号:
The new king was crowned yesterday in Westminster Abbey.新国王昨天在威斯敏斯特教堂加冕。King Edward VII(= the seventh)英王爱德华七世 (figurative 比喻)The lion is the king of the jungle.狮子是丛林之王。☞Look at queen, prince and princess. 参看queen、prince及princess。
2 one of the four playing cards in a pack with a picture of a king ﹙纸牌游戏的﹚K:
the king of spades黑桃K☞Look at the note at card. 参看card的注释。
3 the most important piece in the game of CHESS that can move one square in any direction (国际象棋的)王