Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2251
Empire
帝国；帝国领土
核心释义
可指帝国这一政治实体，也可指其统治下的疆域与属地。
a country or group of countries ruled by an emperor or empress, especially one formed by conquering other lands; the territory under such rule
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通过征服周边领土、城市或国家而达到比初始规模大得多的政治国家,通常是君主制
A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations.
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由皇帝或女皇统治的领域；帝国统治的区域
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
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由皇帝或女皇统治的政治单位
A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress.
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在单一权威下的多个国家
a group of countries under a single authority
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对帝国势力效忠的国家或其他领土,与该势力的本土领土区分开来；帝国领地
The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them), when distinguished from the native territory of that power; imperial possessions.
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以皇帝为国家元首的君主制
a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
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由一个人或团体控制的庞大而强大的企业
An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.
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控制,统治,支配
control, dominion, sway.
商业帝国；企业集团；统治权；控制权；支配；通过征服周边领土、城市或国家而达到比初始规模大得多的政治国家,通常是君主制；由皇帝或女皇统治的领域；帝国统治的区域；由皇帝或女皇统治的政治单位
用法In use
The empire expanded rapidly by conquering its weaker neighbors.
用法提示：名词 'empire' 在此指通过征服周边领土而扩张的君主制政治国家。
Within the empire, different regions followed their own local customs.
用法提示：名词 'empire' 在此指皇帝或女皇统治下的整个领域。
After the emperor died, the empire was divided among his sons.
用法提示：名词 'empire' 在此指由皇帝统治、可被继承和分割的政治单位。
the British created a great empire
the ... empire
指特定帝国时用定冠词 the 加修饰语，如 the Roman Empire、the British Empire；作专有名称时首字母通常大写。
The Roman Empire lasted for centuries.
罗马帝国延续了好几个世纪。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- Roman Empire
- 罗马帝国
- The Roman Empire was one of the largest in history.罗马帝国是历史上最大的帝国之一。
- business empire
- 商业帝国
- He built a vast business empire from scratch.他从零开始建立了一个庞大的商业帝国。
- build an empire
- 建立帝国
- She worked hard to build her own fashion empire.她努力建立自己的时尚帝国。
- empire building
- 帝国扩张（常指企业）
- Critics accused him of empire building rather than focusing on core business.批评者指责他专注于帝国扩张而非核心业务。
- vast empire
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
小心：empire是帝国，不是裁判（umpire）。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于正式语境，描述历史或政治上的帝国，多见于学术、新闻和历史文献。
语法说明Grammar Note
指特定帝国时通常加定冠词 the（如 the Roman Empire）；表示一个帝国用 an empire，复数 empires 泛指多个帝国。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with empire because the stressed vowel in empire is /ɛ/ (as in 'met') while in these words it is /aɪ/, /ʌ/, or /ɪ/. However, they share the '-pire' spelling ending and are useful lookalikes.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.