throne
n
1 [C] special chair or seat used by a king, queen, bishop, etc during ceremonies (国王、 君主、 主教等的)宝座, 御座.
2 the throne [sing]
royal authority or power 王权; 王位; 帝位
Queen Elizabeth II succeeded to the throne in 1952. 伊丽莎白二世女王於1952年即位.
Albania lost its throne (ie ceased to be a monarchy) after the war. 阿尔巴尼亚於战後废除了君主制.
come to/ascend/mount the throne, ie become king or queen 即位
be on the throne, ie be king or queen 在位.
3 (idm 习语) the power behind the throne => power.
The ground supported fewer plants, and the insects which lived on these plants died out.
地上长的植物少了,生活在这些植物上的昆虫就消亡了。
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.
他们要在船舱里工作,切掉旧的金属,焊接新的金属板,钻孔,埋电线和电话线以及安装新的水管和蒸汽管。
Another part of me wanted this moment to continue for ever.