checkmate
noun [ U ] uk/ˈtʃek.meɪt/ us/ˈtʃek.meɪt/
（国际象棋中的）将军，将死
a winning position in chess in which you have put the other player's king under a direct attack from which it cannot escape
失败；败局；僵局
a situation in which someone has been defeated or a plan cannot develop or continue
Compare: stalemate