chess
chess — 名詞
1. Chess involves two people thinking and planning as they move their pieces. Each
西洋棋
兩人對弈的棋盤遊戲
Chess involves two people thinking and planning as they move their pieces. Each player controls sixteen pieces of different types on a board of 64 light and dark squares. The winner is the player who traps the other's king so it cannot escape.
Theo played chess with his grandfather every Sunday afternoon.
Theo 每個星期日下午都和祖父下西洋棋。
collocation: play + chess
Aiko won her first chess tournament at the age of twelve.
Aiko 十二歲時就贏得了她的第一場西洋棋比賽。
collocation: chess tournament
Chess is played by two people who take turns moving their pieces.
西洋棋由兩人對弈，雙方輪流移動棋子。
Ravi and his sister are learning how to play chess at school.
Ravi 和妹妹正在學校學習如何下西洋棋。
Uncle Hiro taught me the rules of chess during the summer break.
Hiro 叔叔在暑假期間教了我西洋棋的規則。
- strategy game
a game that requires careful planning and thinking ahead, like chess
- board game
a general category of games played on a board; chess is one well-known type
用法筆記
In English, we say 'play chess' without the word 'the'. Do not say 'play the chess.' The same rule applies to most games and sports: play football, play cards, play checkers.