a group of countries or states that are controlled by one leader or government 帝国 These invasions almost led to the collapse of the Roman Empire. 这些入侵几乎导致了罗马帝国的崩溃。
Extra ExamplesTopics Historyb2By now Britain had lost its empire. 此时英国已不再是一个帝国。 The Japanese empire was quickly dismantled. 日本帝国很快被打垮了。 The mighty empire finally crumbled. 强大的帝国最终土崩瓦解。 a country that is still part of the empire 仍是那个帝国一部份的国家 the decline of the old colonial empires 老牌殖民帝国的衰落 The Ottoman Empire began to decline in the late eighteenth century. 奥斯曼帝国在十八世纪末开始衰落。 The story describes the growth of the vast empire of Alexander the Great. 这个故事描述了亚历山大大帝庞大帝国的成长。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- large
- …
- establish
- found
- destroy
- …
- grow
- collapse
- crumble
- …
- building
- builder
- 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 大企业；企业集团 He has built a huge business empire from humble beginnings. 他白手起家创建了庞大的商业帝国。 the staff who help run his hotel empire 帮助他经营庞大的旅馆业的职员
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
- …
- build
- build up
- create
- …
- collapse
- crumble
- the collapse of an empire
an area of activity controlled by one person or group 大企业；企业集团 All the bureaucrats jealously guarded their own little empires. 所有的官僚主义者都小心地守护着自己的小王国。
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin imperium, related to imperare ‘to command’, from in- ‘towards’ + parare ‘prepare, contrive’.