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kingdom

noun
 
🔊/ˈkɪŋdəm/
🔊/ˈkɪŋdəm/
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  1.  
    a country that has a king or queen as head of state (= official leader of the country)王国
    • the United Kingdom联合王国
    • the kingdom of God (= heaven)天国
    Extra Examples
    • He ruled the ancient kingdom of Kaffa.他统治了古卡法王国。
    • It was one of the richest towns in the kingdom.它曾是该王国最为富庶的城镇之一。
    • changes that were taking place throughout the kingdom整个王国正在发生的变化
    Topics Historyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • independent
    • ancient
    • medieval
    • …
    verb + kingdom
    • rule
    • inherit
    preposition
    • in a/​the kingdom
    • throughout a/​the kingdom
    • kingdom of
    • …
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  2. an area controlled by a particular person or where a particular thing or idea is important管辖范围；领域
  3. one of the three traditional divisions of the natural world自然三界之一
    • the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms动物界、植物界及矿物界
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • independent
    • ancient
    • medieval
    • …
    verb + kingdom
    • rule
    • inherit
    preposition
    • in a/​the kingdom
    • throughout a/​the kingdom
    • kingdom of
    • …
    See full entry
  4. (biology生物) one of the five major groups into which all living things are organized界（生物的五大类别之一）
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    5. Word OriginOld English cyningdōm ‘kingship’ (see king, -dom).
Idioms
blow somebody/something to kingdom come
  1. (informal) to completely destroy somebody/something with an explosion送…上西天；彻底炸毁
    • The truck was blown to kingdom come.卡车被炸飞到了西天了。
till/until kingdom come
  1. (old-fashioned) forever永远；永久
    • He’ll talk till kingdom come if you let him.如果你放任他，他会说话直到王国来临。