| 单词 | empire |
| 释义 | em·pire I. 1. a. (1) < the Babylonian empire > < the Aztec empire > (2) < the Athenian empire > < the Roman empire > (3) < the former Japanese empire > b. < the former large colonial empire of Spain > < the colonial empire proper numbers some 60,000,000 in Asia, America, and Africa — New Republic > c. < fish in their watery empire > < the empire of gnats and midges > < primarily an inland empire, Texas nevertheless has the third longest coastline of the States — American Guide Series: Texas > < a whole empire of enjoyment is yours to command — New York Times > 2. a. < the problems of a colonial administration in retreat from empire — New York Times Book Review > < the first Ptolemies were consolidating their empire over Egypt — Benjamin Farrington > b. < reckless revolt against the empire of business and convention — E.K.Brown > < even as a child her empire over her two sisters and her half-brothers … was complete — Times Literary Supplement > < the empire of strong emotion — C.W.Cunnington > 3. < a cattle empire of several thousand acres > < a fabulous empire, with no strings attached, was given to the railroads, to encourage the construction of transportation facilities — J.E.Lawrence > < state officials … nor competitors had been able to halt the growth of his branch-banking empire — Newsweek > < the breakup of the former … utilities empire — Wall Street Journal > < a motion-picture empire that at one time included a leading film-producing company, hundreds of theaters, and a newsreel organization — Americana Annual > < one of the world's greatest industrialists, a man who created a billion-dollar empire — Paul Marcus > 4. often capitalized II. a. of clothing b. of furniture |
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