zugzwang
/tsook-tsvahng/US // ˈtsukˌtsvɑŋ //UK // (German ˈtsuːktsvaŋ) chess //
丑闻,丑角,丑化,丑陋
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Chess.
- : a situation in which a player is limited to moves that cost pieces or have a damaging positional effect.
Examples
The Belarusian opposition is trapped in a zugzwang: personal casualties are the cost of their political progress.
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