castle /'kæsl. 'kɑ:sl/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack
• (n.) (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
• (n.) interchanging the positions of the king and a rook

Chinese translation

• n. 城堡, 象棋中的车
• vt. 置于城堡中, 盘踞于

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/'kæsl. 'kɑ:sl/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.45 · Rare

Word forms

castling, castled, castles

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cast · casting · caste · castigate

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