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em.pireHem7paIE5, $-paIrn [C]a group of countries ruled by a single person, government or country帝国the Holy Roman Empire神圣罗马帝国(fig.) In the space of just ten years her company has grown from one small shop to a multi-million-pound empire (= big business).在仅仅十年的时间里，她的公司从一家小商店发展成为一个拥有数百万英镑的帝国。(fig.) He established his reputation as an empire -builder when he purchased several overseas companies last year.去年他买下几家海外公司，奠定了作为一名大企业创立者的名声。(fig.) Her empire -building came to an abrupt end when her bankers refused to lend her any more money.当她的银行家们拒绝再向她贷款时，她扩展企业的进程突然中止了。The Empire Strikes Back (film title, 1980)《帝国反击》(电影名) [IMPREIAL ]
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