check
英[t?ek]
美[t??k]
- vt. 檢查，核對；制止，抑制；在…上打勾
- vi. 核實，查核；中止；打勾；[象棋]將一軍
- n. 支票；制止，抑制；檢驗，核對
- n. （英）切克（人名）
英英釋意
- 1. a written order directing a bank to pay money;
- "he paid all his bills by check"
- 2. an appraisal of the state of affairs;
- "they made an assay of the contents"
- "a check on its dependability under stress"
- 3. the bill in a restaurant;
- "he asked the waiter for the check"
- 4. the state of inactivity following an interruption;
- "the negotiations were in arrest"
- "held them in check"
- "during the halt he got some lunch"
- "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"
- "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
- 5. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct;
- "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"
- 6. the act of inspecting or verifying;
- "they made a check of their equipment"
- "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"
- 7. a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.;
- "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name"
- 8. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- 9. a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
- 10. a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard);
- "she wore a skirt with checks"
- 11. the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess;
- "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
- 12. obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
- 13. (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king