"kingpin" 怎么发音
word
ˈkɪŋˌpɪn
KING-pin
kˈɪŋpɪn
KING-pin
释义
A 'kingpin' is the most important or powerful person in a group or organization, often used to describe a leader in crime or business. Literally, it also refers to a central pin in machinery or a bowling pin, but the figurative sense is much more common.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈkɪŋˌpɪn
英式英语
kˈɪŋpɪn
简化发音
美式
KING-pin
英式
KING-pin
语境中听
The police arrested the kingpin of the drug ring.
He is the kingpin of the local business community.
The team lost their kingpin to injury.
He's considered the financial kingpin behind the operation.