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.
In 1858 an area of poor housing, factories and farm buildings was torn down and Central Park was created, reaching from 59th Street to 110th Street and across three avenues.
It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.