kingdom
/ˈkɪŋdəm/noun
1
- a country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen王国：
1.1
- a realm associated with or regarded as being under the control of a particular person or thing（人或物所控制的）领域：
the kingdom of dreams.
梦的王国。
2
- the spiritual reign or authority of God（神统治的）天国。
2.1
- the rule of God or Christ in a future age（神或基督的）未来天国。
2.2
- heaven as the abode of God and of the faithful after death（神的居所, 信徒死后去的）天堂。
3
- each of the three traditional divisions (animal, vegetable, and mineral) in which natural objects have conventionally been classified（自然中动、植、矿的传统分类）界
3.1
- Biology the highest category in taxonomic classification【生】（最高分类等级）界。
短语
come into（或to）one's kingdom
- achieve recognition or supremacy飞黄腾达。
till（或until）kingdom come
- informal forever〈非正式〉永远。
to kingdom come
- informal into the next world〈非正式〉到来世：
the truck was blown to kingdom come.
卡车被炸飞到了西天了。
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