a country that has a king or queen as head of state (= official leader of the country) 王国 the United Kingdom 联合王国 the kingdom of God (= heaven) 天国
Extra ExamplesTopics Historyc1He ruled the ancient kingdom of Kaffa. 他统治了古卡法王国。 It was one of the richest towns in the kingdom. 它曾是该王国最为富庶的城镇之一。 changes that were taking place throughout the kingdom 整个王国正在发生的变化
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- independent
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an area controlled by a particular person or where a particular thing or idea is important 管辖范围；领域 one of the three traditional divisions of the natural world 自然三界之一 the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms 动物界、植物界及矿物界
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- independent
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biology 生物 one of the five major groups into which all living things are organized 界（生物的五大类别之一）
Word OriginOld English cyningdōm ‘kingship’ (see king, -dom).
Idioms
blow somebody/something to kingdom come
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to completely destroy somebody/something with an explosion 送…上西天；彻底炸毁 The truck was blown to kingdom come. 卡车被炸飞到了西天了。
till/until kingdom come
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forever 永远；永久 He’ll talk till kingdom come if you let him. 如果你允许的话，他会一直说下去。