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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
checkmate
▪ I. check·mate [checkmate checkmates checkmated checkmating] BrE [ˌtʃekˈmeɪt] NAmE [ˌtʃekˈmeɪt] BrE [ˈtʃekmeɪt] NAmE [ˈtʃekmeɪt] (also mate) noun uncountable
1. (in ↑chess)a position in which one player cannot prevent his or her king (= the most important piece) being captured and therefore loses the game
see also ↑check
compare ↑stalemate
2. a situation in which sb has been completely defeated
See also: ↑mate
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic šāh māta, from Persian šāh māt ‘the king is dead’.
▪ II. check·mate (also mate)verb
•~ sb/sth His king had been checkmated.
•She hoped the plan would checkmate her opponents.
Main entry: ↑checkmatederived
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