The Rise of the Great Powers
Episode review
A Small Nation with a Great Cause: the Netherlands
S1E2 · 小国大业（荷兰）
Vocabulary
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| 流通 流通 | to circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution | |
| 繁荣 繁榮 | prosperous; booming (economy) | |
| 有利于 有利於 | to be advantageous to; to be beneficial for | |
| 转化 轉化 | to change; to transform; isomerization (chemistry) | |
| 此后 此後 | after this; afterwards; hereafter | |
| 延伸 延伸 | to extend; to spread | |
| 泉 泉 | spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic) | |
| 主导 主導 | leading; dominant; prevailing; to lead; to direct; to dominate | |
| 清晨 清晨 | early morning | |
| 由此 由此 | hereby; from this | |
| 资本 資本 | capital (economics) | |
| 充足 充足 | adequate; sufficient; abundant | |
| 地带 地帶 | zone | |
| 国民 國民 | nationals; citizens; people of a nation | |
| 占领 佔領 | to capture; to seize; to occupy by force | |
| 将要 將要 | will; shall; to be going to | |
| 漫长 漫長 | very long; endless | |
| 饮食 飲食 | eating and drinking; food and drink; diet | |
| 信念 信念 | faith; belief; conviction | |
| 古老 古老 | ancient; old; age-old | |
| 势力 勢力 | power; influence; a force (military, political etc) | |
| 象征 象徵 | emblem; symbol; token; badge; to symbolize; to signify; to stand for | |
| 以便 以便 | so that; so as to; in order to | |
| 睡眠 睡眠 | sleep; to sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode | |
| 成本 成本 | (manufacturing, production etc) costs | |
| 众多 眾多 | numerous | |
| 尽可能 儘可能 | as far as possible; to do one's utmost | |
| 伸 伸 | to stretch; to extend | |
| 场面 場面 | scene; spectacle; occasion; situation | |
| 不利 不利 | unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental | |
| 超越 超越 | to surpass; to exceed; to transcend | |
| 博物馆 博物館 | museum | |
| 贸易 貿易 | (commercial) trade | |
| 吨 噸 | ton (loanword); Taiwan pr. [dùn] | |
| 建造 建造 | to construct; to build | |
| 大厅 大廳 | hall; lounge | |
| 装饰 裝飾 | to decorate; decoration; decorative; ornamental | |
| 利润 利潤 | profits | |
| 出于 出於 | due to; to stem from | |
| 此时 此時 | now; this moment | |
| 拆 拆 | to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open | |
| 渴望 渴望 | to thirst for; to long for | |
| 用来 用來 | to be used for | |
| 委托 委託 | to entrust; to trust; to commission | |
| 之内 之內 | inside; within | |
| 代价 代價 | price; cost; consideration (in share dealing) | |
| 驾驶 駕駛 | to pilot (ship, airplane etc); to drive | |
| 使得 使得 | usable; workable; feasible; doable; to make; to cause | |
| 一句话 一句話 | in a word; in short | |
| 贷款 貸款 | a loan; to provide a loan (e.g. bank); to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank) |