Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2251
Empire
帝国
the territory ruled by an emperor or empress; a large area under imperial control
- 1.
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.
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
- 2.
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
由皇帝或女皇统治的领域；帝国统治的区域
- 3.
A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress.
由皇帝或女皇统治的政治单位
- 4.
a group of countries under a single authority
在单一权威下的多个国家
- 5.
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.
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
- 6.
a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
以皇帝为国家元首的君主制
- 7.
An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.
由一个人或团体控制的庞大而强大的企业
- 8.
control, dominion, sway.
控制,统治,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；在单一权威下的多个国家；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
In use
The ancient empire covered a vast area across three continents.
Trade helped the empire grow rich and powerful.
Many small kingdoms were once part of a larger empire.
the British created a great empire
an empire
用于泛指某个帝国。
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。
the [adjective] Empire
修饰特定帝国的名称时使用。
The British Empire once spanned the globe.
大英帝国曾遍布全球。
build an empire
比喻创建庞大的企业或组织。
Connections
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
- 庞大的帝国
- The company grew into a vast empire with operations worldwide.这家公司发展成为一个在全球都有业务的庞大帝国。
- empire state
Learner notes
Memory Tip
小心：empire是帝国，不是裁判（umpire）。
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。
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.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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