名詞 empire:

1. the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
   同義詞：imperium
2. a group of countries under a single authority
3. a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
4. a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
   同義詞：conglomerate
5. an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple

1. He is the builder of the great empire.
   他是大帝國(guó)的創(chuàng)立者。
2. The Roman Empire existed for several centuries.
   羅馬帝國(guó)存在了幾百年。
3. His modest business eventually expanded into a supermarket empire.
   他原先不大的生意後來(lái)擴(kuò)展成了超級(jí)市場(chǎng)集團(tuán)企業(yè)。
4. At that time the Romans controlled a vast empire.
   那時(shí)羅馬人統(tǒng)治著一個(gè)很大的帝國(guó)。
5. He has a tyrannical reign on his empire.
   他是個(gè)殘暴的皇帝。
6. At its zenith the Roman Empire covered almost the whole of Europe.
   羅馬帝國(guó)在全盛時(shí)期幾乎占據(jù)了整個(gè)歐洲。
7. I am reading a book about the rise and fall of the Roman Empire.
   我正在看一本關(guān)于羅馬帝國(guó)興衰的書(shū)。
8. The British Empire once covered large parts of the world.
   大英帝國(guó)曾經(jīng)占有過(guò)世界上的大片地方。

em.pire

n.（名詞）
Abbr. emp.
縮寫(xiě) emp.
A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.
帝國(guó)：一個(gè)政治單位，具有廣大的領(lǐng)土或由許多領(lǐng)土或民族所組成并且由單一的最高權(quán)力所統(tǒng)治
The territory included in such a unit.
帝國(guó)領(lǐng)土：在這樣一個(gè)單位中的領(lǐng)域
An extensive enterprise under a unified authority:
大企業(yè)：在單一管理下的大企業(yè)：
例句：
a publishing empire.
一個(gè)印刷大企業(yè)

Imperial or imperialistic sovereignty, domination, or control:
君權(quán)，最高統(tǒng)治權(quán)：帝國(guó)的或帝國(guó)主義的君權(quán)、統(tǒng)治或控制：
例句：
.There is a growing sense that the course of empire is shifting toward the . . . Asians.(James Traub)
.越來(lái)越明顯的可以感覺(jué)到，帝國(guó)的步伐正邁向亞洲.(詹姆斯·特勞布)

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Latin imperium
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) imperium
from imper3re [to command] * see emperor
源自 imper3re [命令] *參見(jiàn) emperor