【纪录片】维也纳 - 帝国 王朝与梦想第一集
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monarchy, A monarchy is a form of government in which a single person holds supreme authority in ruling and embodying a country until death or abdication.
effectively, virtually, really, in fact, essentially
the rise of,
rollicking, happy, energetic, and often noisy,
Something that's rollicking is really fun and playful. When you throw a party, you hope your friends will describe it as rollicking
extravagant, exceeding the limits of reason or necessity,
rising, going up, increasing, or sloping upward.
be elected,
holdings, an area of land held by lease, stocks, property, and other financial assets in someone's possession.
dominate,
millennium, a period of a thousand years, especially when calculated from the traditional date of the birth of Christ.
principal rival, the most important or senior person in an organization or group
ride out,
decisive, having the power or quality of deciding; putting an end to controversy; crucial or most important
sweltering, uncomfortably hot.
standstill, a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress
faint, lacking courage and spirit
in droves, 1 : a group of animals driven or moving in a body. 2 : a large number : crowd —usually used in plural especially with in came in droves.
brigade, a subdivision of an army, typically consisting of a small number of infantry battalions and/or other units and forming part of a division.
cavalry, (in the past) soldiers who fought on horseback.
charge down, to run towards something in an effort to stop it going forward.
route,
shrewd, If you are shrewd in your spending, you can make a small salary go a long way.
vicious, deliberately cruel or violent.
arrogant, having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.
distinguished by,
cavity, an empty space within a solid object.
upside down,
seep out, 1. to move or spread slowly out of a hole or through something: 2. (of liquids) to flow slowly through something
fearsome,
foe, an enemy or opponent.
undoing, the cause of someone's failure, or of someone's loss of power or money
entourage, a group of people attending or surrounding an important person.
row,
a posse of, group of people who help the police force when necessary.
stab, a wound produced by a pointed object or weapon
ruthlessly, having or showing no pity or compassion for others.