empire

英 [ˈempaɪə(r)]

美 [ˈempaɪər]

n.  帝国; 大企业; 企业集团

复数：empires　

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牛津词典

noun

• 帝国
  a group of countries or states that are controlled by one ruler or government
  1. the Roman empire
     罗马帝国
• 大企业；企业集团
  a group of commercial organizations controlled by one person or company
  1. a business empire
     大型企业集团

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 帝国
  Anempireis a number of individual nations that are all controlled by the government or ruler of one particular country.
  1. ...the Roman Empire.
     罗马帝国
• N-COUNT 企业王国;企业集团
  You can refer to a group of companies controlled by one person as anempire.
  1. ...the big Mondadori publishing empire.
     庞大的蒙达多利出版帝国

英英释义

noun

• a group of countries under a single authority
  1. the British created a great empire
• a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
  Synonym:conglomerate
• a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
• the domain ruled by an emperor or empress
  Synonym:imperium

双语例句

• The Tao prevails under heaven ( or in the empire). or good government prevails.
  天下有道。
• The Roman Empire was overrun by Nordic barbarians.
  罗马帝国被日耳曼的野蛮人推翻了。
• The Roman Empire depended largely on auxiliaries for its defense.
  罗马帝国在防务上很大程度依靠雇佣军。
• Many investors must be hoping that he will be dethroned, his publishing empire dismembered.
  众多投资者此时一定希望他能被撵下台，他的出版帝国四分五裂。
• During October 1918 the Austro-Hungarian Empire began to disintegrate.
  在1918年10月间，奥匈帝国开始瓦解。
• She felt herself to be part of a large business empire
  她觉得自己成了一个庞大的商业帝国中的一分子。
• The Roman Empire was divided in the fourth century AD.
  罗马帝国于公元4世纪分裂。
• The ancient Romans extended their empire into asia.
  古罗马人把罗马帝国扩张到亚洲境内。
• Banc One of Ohio has built an empire in the midwest by gobbling up smaller banks.
  俄亥俄州第一银行通过兼并一些小银行成为中西部地区的巨头。
• His business empire collapsed under a massive burden of debt
  他的商业帝国无力承担沉重的债务负担而垮掉了。