empire

noun

/ˈempaɪə(r)/

/ˈempaɪər/

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a group of countries or states that are controlled by one leader or government
- These invasions almost led to the collapse of the Roman Empire.
Extra Examples
- By now Britain had lost its empire.
- The Japanese empire was quickly dismantled.
- The mighty empire finally crumbled.
- a country that is still part of the empire
- the decline of the old colonial empires
- The Ottoman Empire began to decline in the late eighteenth century.
- The story describes the growth of the vast empire of Alexander the Great.
Topics Historyb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- great
- large
- …
verb + empire
- establish
- found
- destroy
- …
empire + verb
- grow
- collapse
- crumble
- …
empire + noun
- building
- builder
phrases
- the break-up of an empire
- the decline of an empire
- the fall of an empire
- …
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a group of commercial organizations controlled by one person or company
- He has built a huge business empire from humble beginnings.
- the staff who help run his hotel empire
Topics Businessc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- huge
- large
- …
verb + empire
- build
- build up
- create
- …
empire + verb
- collapse
- crumble
phrases
- the collapse of an empire
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an area of activity controlled by one person or group
- 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’.

单词	empire
释义	empire noun /ˈempaɪə(r)/ /ˈempaɪər/ jump to other results a group of countries or states that are controlled by one leader or government These invasions almost led to the collapse of the Roman Empire. Extra Examples By now Britain had lost its empire. The Japanese empire was quickly dismantled. The mighty empire finally crumbled. a country that is still part of the empire the decline of the old colonial empires The Ottoman Empire began to decline in the late eighteenth century. The story describes the growth of the vast empire of Alexander the Great. Topics Historyb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big great large … verb + empire establish found destroy … empire + verb grow collapse crumble … empire + noun building builder phrases the break-up of an empire the decline of an empire the fall of an empire … See full entry a group of commercial organizations controlled by one person or company He has built a huge business empire from humble beginnings. the staff who help run his hotel empire Topics Businessc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big huge large … verb + empire build build up create … empire + verb collapse crumble phrases the collapse of an empire See full entry an area of activity controlled by one person or group 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’.
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