单词	empire-building
释义	empire-buildingˈempire-ˌbuilding noun [uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS All these colonies belonged to powers whose empire-building had begun in the age of the great discoveries. Any change in the boundaries of authority should be the result of conscious planning, and not surreptitious empire-building. Once the process is under way, empire-building adds fuel to the fire, and more fat to the bureaucracy. Together, they point to aggressive empire-building by the duke in the north. attempts to get more power within the organization you work for
随便看	appropriately appropriateness appropriation approval approve approved approved school approving approvingly approx. approximate approximately approximation appurtenance APR Apr. apricot April April fool April Fools' Day a priori apron apropos après-ski apse

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