checkmate
🇺🇸
/ˌtʃekˈmeɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˌtʃekˈmeɪt/
to make a move in chess that stops the opponent's king from being able to escape and wins the game
In three moves, I'll checkmate your king.
3手であなたの王をチェックメイトします。
to completely beat or defeat someone
The strategy was to checkmate the competition.
戦略は競争相手をチェックメイトすることでした。
the position in chess where the king cannot move anywhere without being taken, which ends the game
The final move brought checkmate, winning the game.
最後の一手でチェックメイトし、ゲームに勝ちました。
the situation where someone has been completely defeated or outsmarted
The new policy was a checkmate against the opposition's plans.
新しい政策は、反対派の計画に対するチェックメイトでした。