king of the castle

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A children's game in which one player is located on something elevated and other players attempt to take his or her place. uncountable,usually
    — [A] throng of children came pouring from school. […] [T]hey were storming the sand-heap, pelting a king of the castle, who pelted back with handfuls.
  2. A person who assumes a position of greater importance, authority, or prominence than others. broadly,derogatory,idiomatic,sarcastic,sometimes
    — Mr. Matthews, usually nonjudgmental when writing about O'Connor's domestic relations, can't resist calling him "the king of the castle, the smug possessor of a bevy of three fine women absolutely de-voted to him."

词形变化

kings of the castle plural kings of the castles plural
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