| 词组 | throne |
| 释义 | throne /θrəʊn $ θroʊn/ noun the position of being a king or queenGrammarIn this meaning, you always say the throne.verbscome to the throne also ascend the throne formal (=become king or queen) Queen Anne was 37 when she came to the throne.succeed to/accede to/inherit the throne (=become king or queen by inheriting the position) King Harald succeeded to the throne on his father’s death.take the throne (=become king or queen, especially without inheriting the position) Lady Macbeth encourages her husband to kill the king and take the throne.seize the throne (=become king or queen by force) His intention was to seize the throne for himself.sit on the throne All his sons sat on the French throne.abdicate/renounce/give up the throne (=officially give up the position of being king or queen) He abdicated the throne in favour of his son.restore sb to the throne (=make someone king or queen again, after this position was taken away from him or her) The former queen was restored to the throne nine years later.adjectivesthe English/French etc throne In 1688, William replaced James on the English throne.the imperial throne (=the position of being an emperor) Constantine defeated his rival for the imperial throne.prepositionsthe throne of England/France etc He had a claim to the throne of France.on the throne (=in the position of king or queen) When this house was built, Elizabeth I was on the throne.phrasesthe heir to the throne also the next in line to the throne (=the person who will become king or queen next) The wedding of the heir to the throne was a magnificent occasion.be second/third etc in line to the throne (=be due to rule after the present and next ruler/two rulers) Prince William is second in line to the throne.a claim to the throne He had a strong claim to the Scottish throne.sb’s accession to the throne (=when someone becomes king or queen) The king celebrated the 30th anniversary of his accession to the throne on March 3rd.a claimant/pretender to the throne (=someone who claims the throne) In May 1828, a rival claimant to the throne proclaimed himself king. |
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