em·pire
noun/ˈempaɪə(r)/
/ˈempaɪər/
- a group of countries or states that are controlled by one leader or government
帝国 - These invasions almost led to the collapse of the Roman Empire.
这些入侵几乎导致了罗马帝国的崩溃。
Extra ExamplesTopics Historyb2- By now Britain had lost its empire.
此时英国已不再是一个帝国。 - The Japanese empire was quickly dismantled.
日本帝国很快被打垮了。 - The mighty empire finally crumbled.
强大的帝国最终土崩瓦解。 - a country that is still part of the empire
仍是那个帝国一部份的国家 - the decline of the old colonial empires
老牌殖民帝国的衰落 - The Ottoman Empire began to decline in the late eighteenth century.
十八世纪末，奥斯曼帝国开始衰落。 - The story describes the growth of the vast empire of Alexander the Great.
故事描述了亚历山大大帝庞大帝国的成长。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- large
- …
- establish
- found
- destroy
- …
- grow
- collapse
- crumble
- …
- building
- builder
- the break-up of an empire
- the decline of an empire
- the fall of an empire
- …
- These invasions almost led to the collapse of the Roman Empire.
- a group of commercial organizations controlled by one person or company
大企业；企业集团 - He has built a huge business empire from humble beginnings.
他白手起家创建了庞大的商业帝国。 - the staff who help run his hotel empire
帮助他经营庞大的旅馆业的职员
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
- …
- build
- build up
- create
- …
- collapse
- crumble
- the collapse of an empire
- He has built a huge business empire from humble beginnings.
- an area of activity controlled by one person or group
势力范围；地盘 - All the bureaucrats jealously guarded their own little empires.
所有的官僚都小心翼翼地守护着自己的小地盘。
- All the bureaucrats jealously guarded their own little empires.
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin imperium, related to imperare ‘to command’, from in- ‘towards’ + parare ‘prepare, contrive’.