empire

英 [ˈempaɪə(r)]

美 [ˈempaɪər]

n. 帝国; 大企业; 企业集团

复数：empires　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2251 / COCA.4218

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

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

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

The British Empire flourished in the 19th century.
英帝国在19世纪曾昌盛一时。
The ancient empire was crushed and humbled to the dust.
那老大帝国被打得落花流水，威望扫地。
When Emperor Wen first came to the throne, a general amnesty was proclaimed to the empire.
文帝初立，大赦天下。
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。
The ancient Romans extended their empire into asia.
古罗马人把罗马帝国扩张到亚洲境内。
He eventually constructed a business empire which ran to Thailand and Singapore
他最终构筑起了一个延伸至泰国和新加坡的商业帝国。
He now controls the largest retail development empire in southern California
他现在掌管着加州南部最大的零售发展企业。
The subject peoples of her empire were anxious for their own independence.
她的帝国中被迫向她臣服的民族迫切渴望自身的独立。
The empire could not cohere as a legitimate whole.
这个帝国无法凝聚成一个合法的整体。
His widow has taken over the running of his empire, including six London theatres
他的遗孀已接手管理他创下的帝国，其中包括6家伦敦剧院。