empire

名词 empire:

1. the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
   同义词：imperium
2. a group of countries under a single authority
3. a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
4. a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
   同义词：conglomerate
5. an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple

1. He is the builder of the great empire.
   他是大帝国的创立者。
2. The Roman Empire existed for several centuries.
   罗马帝国存在了几百年。
3. His modest business eventually expanded into a supermarket empire.
   他原先不大的生意後来扩展成了超级市场集团企业。
4. At that time the Romans controlled a vast empire.
   那时罗马人统治着一个很大的帝国。
5. He has a tyrannical reign on his empire.
   他是个残暴的皇帝。
6. At its zenith the Roman Empire covered almost the whole of Europe.
   罗马帝国在全盛时期几乎占据了整个欧洲。
7. I am reading a book about the rise and fall of the Roman Empire.
   我正在看一本关于罗马帝国兴衰的书。
8. The British Empire once covered large parts of the world.
   大英帝国曾经占有过世界上的大片地方。

em.pire

n.（名词）
Abbr. emp.
缩写 emp.
A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.
帝国：一个政治单位，具有广大的领土或由许多领土或民族所组成并且由单一的最高权力所统治
The territory included in such a unit.
帝国领土：在这样一个单位中的领域
An extensive enterprise under a unified authority:
大企业：在单一管理下的大企业：
例句：
a publishing empire.
一个印刷大企业

Imperial or imperialistic sovereignty, domination, or control:
君权，最高统治权：帝国的或帝国主义的君权、统治或控制：
例句：
.There is a growing sense that the course of empire is shifting toward the . . . Asians.(James Traub)
.越来越明显的可以感觉到，帝国的步伐正迈向亚洲.(詹姆斯·特劳布)

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin imperium
源自 拉丁语 imperium
from imper3re [to command] * see emperor
源自 imper3re [命令] *参见 emperor