kingdom

noun

1. 王国
   a country ruled by a king or queen
   1. the United Kingdom
      联合王国
   2. the kingdom of God (= heaven)
      天国
2. 管辖范围；领域
   an area controlled by a particular person or where a particular thing or idea is important
3. 自然三界之一
   one of the three traditional divisions of the natural world
   1. the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms
      动物界、植物界及矿物界
4. 界（生物的五大类别之一）
   one of the five major groups into which all living things are organized

1. N-COUNT 王国
   A kingdom is a country or region that is ruled by a king or queen.
   1. The kingdom's power declined.
      王国的势力衰弱了。
   2. ...the United Kingdom.
      联合王国
   3. ...the Kingdom of Denmark.
      丹麦王国
2. N-COUNT 管辖范围；领域
   A kingdom is a place or area that is thought to be under the control of a person or organization.
   1. It was infamous as a kingdom of brigands, scoundrels, and slave-traders.
      该地区因土匪、无赖和奴隶贩子猖獗而声名狼藉。
3. （动物或植物）界
   All the animals, birds, and insects in the world can be referred to together as the animal kingdom. All the plants can be referred to as the plant kingdom.

1. Rome annexed the Nabatean kingdom in 106 AD
   公元106年罗马吞并了纳巴泰王国。
2. The Kingdom of Italy formally came into being on 17 March 1861.
   意大利王国于1861年3月17日正式成立。
3. He visited various penal institutions in the United Kingdom in the late 1930s.
   20世纪30年代末他探访了英国各种各样的服刑机构。
4. The kingdom's power declined.
   王国的势力衰弱了。
5. It was infamous as a kingdom of brigands, scoundrels, and slave-traders.
   该地区因土匪、无赖和奴隶贩子猖獗而声名狼藉。
6. Roger Kingdom set the world record of 12.92 seconds
   罗杰·金德姆创造了12.92秒的世界纪录。
7. This television program provoked a spirited debate in the United Kingdom.
   这个电视节目在英国引起了激烈的辩论。
8. He taught his followers that they could all be members of the kingdom of God
   他教导信徒们说，他们都可以升入天国。
9. He divided their kingdom into thirds.
   他把他们的王国分成了三个部分。
10. I tell you that I would give one of the provinces of my kingdom to have that photograph.
    我可以告诉你，为了得到那张照片，我愿意拿我领土中的一个省来交换。
11. I prize my library above my kingdom.
    我把我的藏书看得比我的王国还珍贵。
12. This is the fight of the kingdom of the mind.
    这是思想领域的斗争。
13. Microbodies are widely distributed in the plant kingdom.
    微生物广泛分布于植物界。
14. As my spirit wanders to the ancient kingdom,| you may well laugh at me for being so sentimental,| and growing grey hair so soon!
    故国神游，多情应笑我，早生华发。（苏轼《念奴娇·赤壁怀古》）
15. After the old king died, his son ruled over the kingdom.
    老国王死后，他儿子统治这个王国。
16. A small kingdom ruled by herself with a rod of iron was what she liked.
    她所喜欢的是一个由她自己实施铁腕统治的小王国。
17. Sadly, many Christians have betrayed their King and his kingdom.
    可悲的是，许多基督徒出卖了他们的王和他的国度。
18. Most colleges have education links with overseas universities especially in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
    大多数的学院都和海外大学尤其是美国，英国和澳大利亚有教育链接。
19. Other respondents were in Australia, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
    其他受访者来自澳大利亚、加拿大、爱尔兰和英国。
20. These last three, when combined with Northern Ireland, form the United Kingdom.
    后三个加上北爱尔兰组成了联合王国英国。
21. The Chinese premier told reporters: We welcome a strong, prosperous and united United Kingdom.
    中国总理对记者说：我们欢迎一个强大、繁荣和统一的联合王国。
22. Avoid Using In: United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand.
    在英国、澳大利亚、爱尔兰和新西兰避免使用这一手势。
23. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well.
    但他的王国和他的正义要求第一，这些东西会和你的。
24. The Jinsha Ruins may have been the political and cultural centre of the ancient Shu Kingdom.
    金沙遗址可能是古代蜀国的政治和文化中心。
25. This is an amusement park in the United Kingdom.
    这是一个在英国的游乐园。
26. I also had Joel's Social Security number, the keys to the kingdom.
    我也得到了乔尔的社会安全号码，这可是通往私人王国的钥匙。
27. Unless of course you mean a kingdom, it's culture, it's people?
    当然，如果你说的不是一个王国，而是它的文化和人民？
28. The great kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
    联合王国有不列颠和北爱尔兰组成。
29. The two countries united into one kingdom.
    两个国家联合成了一个王国。
30. In the United Kingdom and Australia, they say that one in three families has a computer now.
    在英国和澳大利亚，现在三个家庭就有一家有电脑。

  country kingdom nation realm state【导航词义：国家】

  country n. 国家

〔辨析〕最普通用词，侧重指国土、疆域。

  kingdom n. 王国

〔辨析〕指由国王或女王统治的国家，或君主立宪的国家。

  nation n. 国家

〔辨析〕强调其民族、社会及经济结构。

  realm n. 〈文或非正式〉王国

〔辨析〕与 kingdom 基本同义，但多用于正式文体。

  state n. 国家，政府

〔辨析〕侧重指被视为政治组织的国家，英国英语中尤指政府。

n.

blow sb/sth to kingdom come

• 送…上西天；彻底炸毁
  to completely destroy sb/sth with an explosion

till/until kingdom come

• 永远；永久
  for ever

noun

1. a basic group of natural objects

2. the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped

3. a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state

4. the domain ruled by a king or queen

   Synonym:    realm

5. a country with a king as head of state

6. a domain in which something is dominant
   1. the untroubled kingdom of reason
   2. a land of make-believe
   3. the rise of the realm of cotton in the south

   Synonym:    landrealm