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| /ɪmˈpɪəriəl/ |
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| 1 | relating to an empire (= the rule of one country over several other countries) 帝国的 |
| imperial power/expansion/domination 帝国/帝国扩张/帝国统治 |
| Britain’ s imperial past 英国的帝国历史 |
| | 1a | relating to an emperor or empress who is the ruler of an empire 帝王的；皇帝的；女皇的 | | the imperial family/court 皇族/皇宫 | | an imperial decree 敕令 | |
| | 1b | used in the name of some business companies, hotels, etc （用于某些商业公司、宾馆等的名称中）皇家的 | |
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| 2 | belonging to a system of measurement in which weight is measured in pounds, length is measured in feet , and volume is measured in pints （度量衡）英制的 |
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