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

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。
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 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 Tao prevails under heaven ( or in the empire). or good government prevails.
天下有道。
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。
The Roman Empire was divided in the fourth century AD.
罗马帝国于公元4世纪分裂。
She published historical novels, as well as a non-fiction study of women in the British Empire
她出版了许多历史小说和一部有关英帝国女性的纪实性研究著作。
The British Empire flourished in the 19th century.
英帝国在19世纪曾昌盛一时。
The dead tycoon's sons will remain in their plush offices overseeing the death throes of the family empire.
这位已故大亨的儿子们将坐在豪华的办公室里，目睹这个家族帝国崩溃前的痛苦挣扎。
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。