| 单词 | american empire |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAmerican Empire American Empire n. (also with lower-case initial in the second element) (a) an empire in America; (b) the United States of America, esp. viewed as an imperialistic state, either in possessing territories overseas or in exerting power and influence beyond its borders; American imperialism. ΚΠ 1709 J. Oldmixon Hist. Addr. xii. 220 A Person that hath not any legal Pretence to the Crown of any Kingdom whatsoever, not so much as an African or American Empire. 1780 ‘Integer’ Lett. to High & Mighty United States Amer. iii. 24 I am not likely to succeed in my application for the office of accomptant general to the grand American Empire. 1912 Times 7 Aug. 5/4 The shadow of sovereignty that has existed in the Panama nation heretofore now passes away, and the Isthmian State becomes..a section of the American Empire, with restricted home rule. 1954 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 34 560 The land-minded citizens of the new and somewhat shaky North American republic were thrusting westward into inevitable collision with Spain's American empire. 1992 R. Poirier in J. Parini Gore Vidal 230 Roosevelt had already helped set the course of American empire as McKinley's assistant secretary of the Navy. 2007 Caribbean Today (Electronic ed.) Mar. 4 Chavez said the Caribbean..did not know where it stood and unless there was unity the region would remain under the control of ‘the American Empire’. < as lemmas |
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