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
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