checkmate /ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt/ noun plural checkmates
plural checkmates
Learner's definition of CHECKMATE
: a situation in chess in which a player loses the game because that player's king is in a position from which it cannot escape(国际象棋)将死 [noncount]
[count]
— compare 2check 7, stalemate 2
— checkmate
verb checkmates; checkmated; checkmating [+ object]