Definition of empire in English:

empire

noun ˈɛmpʌɪəˈɛmˌpaɪ(ə)r

1An extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state.
帝国
in names the Roman Empire
罗马帝国。
Example sentencesExamples
- The Inca empire extended into northwest Argentina, further south the indigenous people were nomadic hunters.
- The Mughal empire had disintegrated and was being replaced by a variety of regional states.
- In China the Qing dynasty had built up the most extensive Chinese empire in history.
- Consequently, Britain had secured for herself a vast colonial empire whereas Germany had very little.
- Under Habsburg rule, it was the fourth largest city in the Austro-Hungarian empire.
- In part the old empires crumbled because of the changing balance of forces.
- When the Soviet empire collapsed, the factories kept right on humming.
- The Greek empire stretched from Greece eastwards so it's part of that tradition.
- Various remnants of the once vast colonial empires are still controlled by European states.
- But the Dutch and British colonial empires broke continuities, too.
- The Inca empire which existed in 1532, before the Spanish conquest, was vast.
- In 1900, with the Ottoman empire crumbling, the villagers added a four-storey bell tower.
- The European empires were dismembered by nationalist movements, with support from lawyers, journalists, unions, and the churches.
- The Ottoman empire was collapsing, and lands taken from them would be divided up among the victorious powers.
- The Romans established their empire at the height of Roman power.
- The Ottoman empire lasted far longer than we have so far because it was based on power.
- As the Roman empire disintegrated, Gaul ceased to be a Roman province and was overrun by Germanic invaders.
- Here colonists spilled their blood fighting side-by-side with the Redcoats to protect and expand the British empire.
- The second Kingdom of Kush conquered most of Egypt, and eventually ruled an empire stretching from the borders of Palestine to the Blue and White Niles.
- The engineers, inventors and seafarers who built the British empire are put centre stage in this confident history.
Synonyms
kingdom, realm, domain, territory, province
commonwealth, federation, confederation
power, world power, superpower
jurisdiction
Latin res publica
1. 1.1mass noun Supreme political power over several countries when exercised by a single authority.
  （对几个国家的）最高统治权
  he encouraged the Greeks in their dream of empire in Asia Minor
  他鼓励希腊人去实现他们想要统治小亚细亚的梦想。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Muthu is among the presenters; as are most of the other leading historians of political thought about empire and colonialism.
  Nor will the emerging era likely prove a new age of empire.
  Today, the prophets would once again see truth and justice shackled with chains, enslaved by selfishness and the lust for power and empire.
  Power and empire may not be quite the same thing but the distinction between them is less apparent than policymakers in Washington affect to believe.
  It is a history of dreams of empire, and of lessons unlearned.
  We do not have the will or perseverance for empire.
  The republic has been defined by its hypocrisy as much as by its virtue - just another great power justifying empire in the name of the greater improvement of all mankind.
  For it is a mistake to suppose that institutions alone will save a republic from the abuses of power to which empire inevitably leads.
  Only a very strong, perhaps only a globally dominant, power can sustain informal empire in the long run.
  In fact, there's a subset of neocons who believe that given our unparalleled power, empire is our destiny and we might as well embrace it.
  A public that disagrees with the very concept of empire.
  While love might have something to do with his return to Pumpkin, pragmatism is clearly his motivation for giving up his dreams of empire.
  Last year's Nobel Prize winner gives us the horror and the squalor, the dislocation and the dread that are the legacy of empire.
  One area that does merit more attention than we can give it here is the role played by the legitimacy of empire as a political form.
  It was all part of the myth of empire, that foreigners had to eat the unmentionable parts of fish, flesh and fowl because they couldn't get - or afford - the good stuff.
  There is a narrative of Balkan history which sees the whole 20th century as a long struggle to create nation-states out of the ruins of empire.
  The nation that came to an end under the power of foreign empire will know a new beginning and a new future.
2. 1.2archaic mass noun Absolute control over a person or group.
  〈古〉（对某人或某集团的）绝对控制
  Example sentencesExamples
  O powerful god, he cried, thou who holdest empire over the waves, deign to hearken to an unfortunate man!
  Outside of God's prior work of justification, man is under the empire of sin.
  With infinite complacency, men went to and fro about the globe, confident of our empire over this world.
  Yet to accept its empire over every aspect of life, from art to sport in addition to all forms of business, cannot be the culminating achievement of human existence.
  Your death would be too dear a sacrifice: Virtue will resume her empire over your actions.
2A large commercial organization owned or controlled by one person or group.
（由一人或一个集团拥有或控制的）大企业；商业王国
her business empire grew
她的商业王国越来越大。
Example sentencesExamples
- The son of an impoverished Jewish family in Central Europe, he ended up serving in the British army and as an MP before building one of the biggest business empires in the world.
- Johnson began to expand his publishing empire by launching a myriad of publications.
- But political power will help him map out new administrative platforms to secure his business empire.
- How did he decide to start expanding his restaurant empire beyond Manhattan?
- Through their control of vast energy empires, the oil monopolies are in a powerful position to control supplies and thereby jack up prices.
- There is no doubt, however, that his media empire reinforces his political power.
- His business empire stretches from aviation to pharmaceuticals and private security.
- He is on a European tour and is looking to expand his business empire, perhaps to Ireland.
- In the process, he established a varied business empire and married into the Kennedy family.
- These new owners are turning to corporate managers to help transform the clubs into functioning parts of their business empires.
- It can be used by Indians no less than Americans to leverage their talent to create global corporate empires.
- Finally, while his corporate empire is loaded with debt, the extent to which he himself has personal debts remains a closely guarded secret.
- He is one of the most powerful men on Earth, with a global information empire, News Corporation, that grabs the attention of two-thirds of the world's population.
- The disciplines he learnt then, he says, are the ones he now imposes on the business empires he takes over.
- I began building my vast media empire by starting a small regional newspaper in East Texas.
- It was Arun who suggested that she launch her own clothing empire.
- But before that he has to oversee his expanding retail empire.
- Normally business empires grow over four or five generations.
- More impressive still, he has built his empire with a tiny organization and very little of his own capital.
- Her business empire suffered from employee dissatisfaction and manager buyouts, and indeed her entire business was almost totally lost to her on at least three occasions.
Synonyms
organization, corporation, multinational, conglomerate, consortium, company, business, firm, operation, institution, establishment, body
1. 2.1 An extensive sphere of activity controlled by one person or group.
  （由一人或一个集团控制的）行动；活动领域；天下
  each ministry, each department had its own empire, its own agenda and worked to protect its turf
  Example sentencesExamples
  Of course, empire builders cannot tolerate competition, and he must be eliminated.
  Local authorities have become vast empires of superfluous activity, overmanned at taxpayers' expense.
  The law school feels like an empire unto itself.
  He seeks the best and wisest expert to repair them, dragging him away from the clutches of the evil rock and roll empire.
  Luckily, part of his blogging empire includes a blog on the best ways to improve ones site in order to make a little scratch.
  The Kingpin is beginning to lose control of his criminal empire.

adjective ˈɛmpʌɪəˈɛmˌpaɪ(ə)rɑmˈpɪrˈemˌpī(ə)r

1attributive Denoting a style of furniture, decoration, or dress fashionable chiefly during the First Empire in France. The decorative style was neoclassical but marked by an interest in Egyptian and other ancient motifs.
（家具、装饰或服饰的风格）流行于法兰西第一帝国（或第二帝国）时代的
Example sentencesExamples
- It glories in its Louis XIV and Empire style, all marble, gilt and elaborate stucco.
2British dated attributive Denoting produce from the Commonwealth.
〈英，旧〉（产品）产自英联邦的

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin imperium, related to imperare 'to command' (see emperor).

Definition of empire in US English:

empire

nounˈemˌpī(ə)rˈɛmˌpaɪ(ə)r

1An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.
帝国
in names the Roman Empire
罗马帝国。
Example sentencesExamples
- The Ottoman empire lasted far longer than we have so far because it was based on power.
- In China the Qing dynasty had built up the most extensive Chinese empire in history.
- As the Roman empire disintegrated, Gaul ceased to be a Roman province and was overrun by Germanic invaders.
- The Inca empire which existed in 1532, before the Spanish conquest, was vast.
- Consequently, Britain had secured for herself a vast colonial empire whereas Germany had very little.
- Here colonists spilled their blood fighting side-by-side with the Redcoats to protect and expand the British empire.
- But the Dutch and British colonial empires broke continuities, too.
- In part the old empires crumbled because of the changing balance of forces.
- When the Soviet empire collapsed, the factories kept right on humming.
- The Ottoman empire was collapsing, and lands taken from them would be divided up among the victorious powers.
- The Inca empire extended into northwest Argentina, further south the indigenous people were nomadic hunters.
- The European empires were dismembered by nationalist movements, with support from lawyers, journalists, unions, and the churches.
- Various remnants of the once vast colonial empires are still controlled by European states.
- Under Habsburg rule, it was the fourth largest city in the Austro-Hungarian empire.
- The second Kingdom of Kush conquered most of Egypt, and eventually ruled an empire stretching from the borders of Palestine to the Blue and White Niles.
- The Greek empire stretched from Greece eastwards so it's part of that tradition.
- In 1900, with the Ottoman empire crumbling, the villagers added a four-storey bell tower.
- The Mughal empire had disintegrated and was being replaced by a variety of regional states.
- The engineers, inventors and seafarers who built the British empire are put centre stage in this confident history.
- The Romans established their empire at the height of Roman power.
Synonyms
kingdom, realm, domain, territory, province
1. 1.1 Supreme political power over several countries when exercised by a single authority.
  （对几个国家的）最高统治权
  he encouraged the Greeks in their dream of empire in Asia Minor
  他鼓励希腊人去实现他们想要统治小亚细亚的梦想。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Today, the prophets would once again see truth and justice shackled with chains, enslaved by selfishness and the lust for power and empire.
  The nation that came to an end under the power of foreign empire will know a new beginning and a new future.
  Last year's Nobel Prize winner gives us the horror and the squalor, the dislocation and the dread that are the legacy of empire.
  While love might have something to do with his return to Pumpkin, pragmatism is clearly his motivation for giving up his dreams of empire.
  The republic has been defined by its hypocrisy as much as by its virtue - just another great power justifying empire in the name of the greater improvement of all mankind.
  Only a very strong, perhaps only a globally dominant, power can sustain informal empire in the long run.
  Power and empire may not be quite the same thing but the distinction between them is less apparent than policymakers in Washington affect to believe.
  A public that disagrees with the very concept of empire.
  It was all part of the myth of empire, that foreigners had to eat the unmentionable parts of fish, flesh and fowl because they couldn't get - or afford - the good stuff.
  We do not have the will or perseverance for empire.
  For it is a mistake to suppose that institutions alone will save a republic from the abuses of power to which empire inevitably leads.
  There is a narrative of Balkan history which sees the whole 20th century as a long struggle to create nation-states out of the ruins of empire.
  In fact, there's a subset of neocons who believe that given our unparalleled power, empire is our destiny and we might as well embrace it.
  Nor will the emerging era likely prove a new age of empire.
  It is a history of dreams of empire, and of lessons unlearned.
  Muthu is among the presenters; as are most of the other leading historians of political thought about empire and colonialism.
  One area that does merit more attention than we can give it here is the role played by the legitimacy of empire as a political form.
2. 1.2archaic Absolute control over a person or group.
  〈古〉（对某人或某集团的）绝对控制
  Example sentencesExamples
  Yet to accept its empire over every aspect of life, from art to sport in addition to all forms of business, cannot be the culminating achievement of human existence.
  Your death would be too dear a sacrifice: Virtue will resume her empire over your actions.
  O powerful god, he cried, thou who holdest empire over the waves, deign to hearken to an unfortunate man!
  With infinite complacency, men went to and fro about the globe, confident of our empire over this world.
  Outside of God's prior work of justification, man is under the empire of sin.
2A large commercial organization owned or controlled by one person or group.
（由一人或一个集团拥有或控制的）大企业；商业王国
her business empire grew
她的商业王国越来越大。
Example sentencesExamples
- It was Arun who suggested that she launch her own clothing empire.
- These new owners are turning to corporate managers to help transform the clubs into functioning parts of their business empires.
- His business empire stretches from aviation to pharmaceuticals and private security.
- In the process, he established a varied business empire and married into the Kennedy family.
- The disciplines he learnt then, he says, are the ones he now imposes on the business empires he takes over.
- The son of an impoverished Jewish family in Central Europe, he ended up serving in the British army and as an MP before building one of the biggest business empires in the world.
- Johnson began to expand his publishing empire by launching a myriad of publications.
- I began building my vast media empire by starting a small regional newspaper in East Texas.
- Her business empire suffered from employee dissatisfaction and manager buyouts, and indeed her entire business was almost totally lost to her on at least three occasions.
- He is one of the most powerful men on Earth, with a global information empire, News Corporation, that grabs the attention of two-thirds of the world's population.
- Finally, while his corporate empire is loaded with debt, the extent to which he himself has personal debts remains a closely guarded secret.
- How did he decide to start expanding his restaurant empire beyond Manhattan?
- There is no doubt, however, that his media empire reinforces his political power.
- It can be used by Indians no less than Americans to leverage their talent to create global corporate empires.
- But political power will help him map out new administrative platforms to secure his business empire.
- But before that he has to oversee his expanding retail empire.
- He is on a European tour and is looking to expand his business empire, perhaps to Ireland.
- More impressive still, he has built his empire with a tiny organization and very little of his own capital.
- Normally business empires grow over four or five generations.
- Through their control of vast energy empires, the oil monopolies are in a powerful position to control supplies and thereby jack up prices.
Synonyms
organization, corporation, multinational, conglomerate, consortium, company, business, firm, operation, institution, establishment, body
1. 2.1 An extensive operation or sphere of activity controlled by one person or group.
  （由一人或一个集团拥有或控制的）大企业；商业王国
  each ministry, each department had its own empire, its own agenda and worked to protect its turf
  Example sentencesExamples
  Luckily, part of his blogging empire includes a blog on the best ways to improve ones site in order to make a little scratch.
  Local authorities have become vast empires of superfluous activity, overmanned at taxpayers' expense.
  The law school feels like an empire unto itself.
  The Kingpin is beginning to lose control of his criminal empire.
  Of course, empire builders cannot tolerate competition, and he must be eliminated.
  He seeks the best and wisest expert to repair them, dragging him away from the clutches of the evil rock and roll empire.
3A variety of apple.

adjectiveˈɛmˌpaɪ(ə)rämˈpirɑmˈpɪrˈemˌpī(ə)r

attributive Denoting a style of furniture, decoration, or dress fashionable during the First or (less commonly) the Second Empire in France. The decorative style was neoclassical but marked by an interest in Egyptian and other ancient motifs probably inspired by Napoleon's Egyptian campaigns.
（家具、装饰或服饰的风格）流行于法兰西第一帝国（或第二帝国）时代的
Example sentencesExamples
- It glories in its Louis XIV and Empire style, all marble, gilt and elaborate stucco.

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin imperium, related to imperare ‘to command’ (see emperor).

词汇	empire
释义	Definition of empire in English: empire noun ˈɛmpʌɪəˈɛmˌpaɪ(ə)r 1An extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state. 帝国 in names the Roman Empire 罗马帝国。 Example sentencesExamples The Inca empire extended into northwest Argentina, further south the indigenous people were nomadic hunters. The Mughal empire had disintegrated and was being replaced by a variety of regional states. In China the Qing dynasty had built up the most extensive Chinese empire in history. Consequently, Britain had secured for herself a vast colonial empire whereas Germany had very little. Under Habsburg rule, it was the fourth largest city in the Austro-Hungarian empire. In part the old empires crumbled because of the changing balance of forces. When the Soviet empire collapsed, the factories kept right on humming. The Greek empire stretched from Greece eastwards so it's part of that tradition. Various remnants of the once vast colonial empires are still controlled by European states. But the Dutch and British colonial empires broke continuities, too. The Inca empire which existed in 1532, before the Spanish conquest, was vast. In 1900, with the Ottoman empire crumbling, the villagers added a four-storey bell tower. The European empires were dismembered by nationalist movements, with support from lawyers, journalists, unions, and the churches. The Ottoman empire was collapsing, and lands taken from them would be divided up among the victorious powers. The Romans established their empire at the height of Roman power. The Ottoman empire lasted far longer than we have so far because it was based on power. As the Roman empire disintegrated, Gaul ceased to be a Roman province and was overrun by Germanic invaders. Here colonists spilled their blood fighting side-by-side with the Redcoats to protect and expand the British empire. The second Kingdom of Kush conquered most of Egypt, and eventually ruled an empire stretching from the borders of Palestine to the Blue and White Niles. The engineers, inventors and seafarers who built the British empire are put centre stage in this confident history. Synonyms kingdom, realm, domain, territory, province commonwealth, federation, confederation power, world power, superpower jurisdiction Latin res publica 1.1mass noun Supreme political power over several countries when exercised by a single authority. （对几个国家的）最高统治权 he encouraged the Greeks in their dream of empire in Asia Minor 他鼓励希腊人去实现他们想要统治小亚细亚的梦想。 Example sentencesExamples Muthu is among the presenters; as are most of the other leading historians of political thought about empire and colonialism. Nor will the emerging era likely prove a new age of empire. Today, the prophets would once again see truth and justice shackled with chains, enslaved by selfishness and the lust for power and empire. Power and empire may not be quite the same thing but the distinction between them is less apparent than policymakers in Washington affect to believe. It is a history of dreams of empire, and of lessons unlearned. We do not have the will or perseverance for empire. The republic has been defined by its hypocrisy as much as by its virtue - just another great power justifying empire in the name of the greater improvement of all mankind. For it is a mistake to suppose that institutions alone will save a republic from the abuses of power to which empire inevitably leads. Only a very strong, perhaps only a globally dominant, power can sustain informal empire in the long run. In fact, there's a subset of neocons who believe that given our unparalleled power, empire is our destiny and we might as well embrace it. A public that disagrees with the very concept of empire. While love might have something to do with his return to Pumpkin, pragmatism is clearly his motivation for giving up his dreams of empire. Last year's Nobel Prize winner gives us the horror and the squalor, the dislocation and the dread that are the legacy of empire. One area that does merit more attention than we can give it here is the role played by the legitimacy of empire as a political form. It was all part of the myth of empire, that foreigners had to eat the unmentionable parts of fish, flesh and fowl because they couldn't get - or afford - the good stuff. There is a narrative of Balkan history which sees the whole 20th century as a long struggle to create nation-states out of the ruins of empire. The nation that came to an end under the power of foreign empire will know a new beginning and a new future. 1.2archaic mass noun Absolute control over a person or group. 〈古〉（对某人或某集团的）绝对控制 Example sentencesExamples O powerful god, he cried, thou who holdest empire over the waves, deign to hearken to an unfortunate man! Outside of God's prior work of justification, man is under the empire of sin. With infinite complacency, men went to and fro about the globe, confident of our empire over this world. Yet to accept its empire over every aspect of life, from art to sport in addition to all forms of business, cannot be the culminating achievement of human existence. Your death would be too dear a sacrifice: Virtue will resume her empire over your actions. 2A large commercial organization owned or controlled by one person or group. （由一人或一个集团拥有或控制的）大企业；商业王国 her business empire grew 她的商业王国越来越大。 Example sentencesExamples The son of an impoverished Jewish family in Central Europe, he ended up serving in the British army and as an MP before building one of the biggest business empires in the world. Johnson began to expand his publishing empire by launching a myriad of publications. But political power will help him map out new administrative platforms to secure his business empire. How did he decide to start expanding his restaurant empire beyond Manhattan? Through their control of vast energy empires, the oil monopolies are in a powerful position to control supplies and thereby jack up prices. There is no doubt, however, that his media empire reinforces his political power. His business empire stretches from aviation to pharmaceuticals and private security. He is on a European tour and is looking to expand his business empire, perhaps to Ireland. In the process, he established a varied business empire and married into the Kennedy family. These new owners are turning to corporate managers to help transform the clubs into functioning parts of their business empires. It can be used by Indians no less than Americans to leverage their talent to create global corporate empires. Finally, while his corporate empire is loaded with debt, the extent to which he himself has personal debts remains a closely guarded secret. He is one of the most powerful men on Earth, with a global information empire, News Corporation, that grabs the attention of two-thirds of the world's population. The disciplines he learnt then, he says, are the ones he now imposes on the business empires he takes over. I began building my vast media empire by starting a small regional newspaper in East Texas. It was Arun who suggested that she launch her own clothing empire. But before that he has to oversee his expanding retail empire. Normally business empires grow over four or five generations. More impressive still, he has built his empire with a tiny organization and very little of his own capital. Her business empire suffered from employee dissatisfaction and manager buyouts, and indeed her entire business was almost totally lost to her on at least three occasions. Synonyms organization, corporation, multinational, conglomerate, consortium, company, business, firm, operation, institution, establishment, body 2.1 An extensive sphere of activity controlled by one person or group. （由一人或一个集团控制的）行动；活动领域；天下 each ministry, each department had its own empire, its own agenda and worked to protect its turf Example sentencesExamples Of course, empire builders cannot tolerate competition, and he must be eliminated. Local authorities have become vast empires of superfluous activity, overmanned at taxpayers' expense. The law school feels like an empire unto itself. He seeks the best and wisest expert to repair them, dragging him away from the clutches of the evil rock and roll empire. Luckily, part of his blogging empire includes a blog on the best ways to improve ones site in order to make a little scratch. The Kingpin is beginning to lose control of his criminal empire. adjective ˈɛmpʌɪəˈɛmˌpaɪ(ə)rɑmˈpɪrˈemˌpī(ə)r 1attributive Denoting a style of furniture, decoration, or dress fashionable chiefly during the First Empire in France. The decorative style was neoclassical but marked by an interest in Egyptian and other ancient motifs. （家具、装饰或服饰的风格）流行于法兰西第一帝国（或第二帝国）时代的 Example sentencesExamples It glories in its Louis XIV and Empire style, all marble, gilt and elaborate stucco. 2British dated attributive Denoting produce from the Commonwealth. 〈英，旧〉（产品）产自英联邦的 Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin imperium, related to imperare 'to command' (see emperor). Definition of empire in US English: empire nounˈemˌpī(ə)rˈɛmˌpaɪ(ə)r 1An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress. 帝国 in names the Roman Empire 罗马帝国。 Example sentencesExamples The Ottoman empire lasted far longer than we have so far because it was based on power. In China the Qing dynasty had built up the most extensive Chinese empire in history. As the Roman empire disintegrated, Gaul ceased to be a Roman province and was overrun by Germanic invaders. The Inca empire which existed in 1532, before the Spanish conquest, was vast. Consequently, Britain had secured for herself a vast colonial empire whereas Germany had very little. Here colonists spilled their blood fighting side-by-side with the Redcoats to protect and expand the British empire. But the Dutch and British colonial empires broke continuities, too. In part the old empires crumbled because of the changing balance of forces. When the Soviet empire collapsed, the factories kept right on humming. The Ottoman empire was collapsing, and lands taken from them would be divided up among the victorious powers. The Inca empire extended into northwest Argentina, further south the indigenous people were nomadic hunters. The European empires were dismembered by nationalist movements, with support from lawyers, journalists, unions, and the churches. Various remnants of the once vast colonial empires are still controlled by European states. Under Habsburg rule, it was the fourth largest city in the Austro-Hungarian empire. The second Kingdom of Kush conquered most of Egypt, and eventually ruled an empire stretching from the borders of Palestine to the Blue and White Niles. The Greek empire stretched from Greece eastwards so it's part of that tradition. In 1900, with the Ottoman empire crumbling, the villagers added a four-storey bell tower. The Mughal empire had disintegrated and was being replaced by a variety of regional states. The engineers, inventors and seafarers who built the British empire are put centre stage in this confident history. The Romans established their empire at the height of Roman power. Synonyms kingdom, realm, domain, territory, province 1.1 Supreme political power over several countries when exercised by a single authority. （对几个国家的）最高统治权 he encouraged the Greeks in their dream of empire in Asia Minor 他鼓励希腊人去实现他们想要统治小亚细亚的梦想。 Example sentencesExamples Today, the prophets would once again see truth and justice shackled with chains, enslaved by selfishness and the lust for power and empire. The nation that came to an end under the power of foreign empire will know a new beginning and a new future. Last year's Nobel Prize winner gives us the horror and the squalor, the dislocation and the dread that are the legacy of empire. While love might have something to do with his return to Pumpkin, pragmatism is clearly his motivation for giving up his dreams of empire. The republic has been defined by its hypocrisy as much as by its virtue - just another great power justifying empire in the name of the greater improvement of all mankind. Only a very strong, perhaps only a globally dominant, power can sustain informal empire in the long run. Power and empire may not be quite the same thing but the distinction between them is less apparent than policymakers in Washington affect to believe. A public that disagrees with the very concept of empire. It was all part of the myth of empire, that foreigners had to eat the unmentionable parts of fish, flesh and fowl because they couldn't get - or afford - the good stuff. We do not have the will or perseverance for empire. For it is a mistake to suppose that institutions alone will save a republic from the abuses of power to which empire inevitably leads. There is a narrative of Balkan history which sees the whole 20th century as a long struggle to create nation-states out of the ruins of empire. In fact, there's a subset of neocons who believe that given our unparalleled power, empire is our destiny and we might as well embrace it. Nor will the emerging era likely prove a new age of empire. It is a history of dreams of empire, and of lessons unlearned. Muthu is among the presenters; as are most of the other leading historians of political thought about empire and colonialism. One area that does merit more attention than we can give it here is the role played by the legitimacy of empire as a political form. 1.2archaic Absolute control over a person or group. 〈古〉（对某人或某集团的）绝对控制 Example sentencesExamples Yet to accept its empire over every aspect of life, from art to sport in addition to all forms of business, cannot be the culminating achievement of human existence. Your death would be too dear a sacrifice: Virtue will resume her empire over your actions. O powerful god, he cried, thou who holdest empire over the waves, deign to hearken to an unfortunate man! With infinite complacency, men went to and fro about the globe, confident of our empire over this world. Outside of God's prior work of justification, man is under the empire of sin. 2A large commercial organization owned or controlled by one person or group. （由一人或一个集团拥有或控制的）大企业；商业王国 her business empire grew 她的商业王国越来越大。 Example sentencesExamples It was Arun who suggested that she launch her own clothing empire. These new owners are turning to corporate managers to help transform the clubs into functioning parts of their business empires. His business empire stretches from aviation to pharmaceuticals and private security. In the process, he established a varied business empire and married into the Kennedy family. The disciplines he learnt then, he says, are the ones he now imposes on the business empires he takes over. The son of an impoverished Jewish family in Central Europe, he ended up serving in the British army and as an MP before building one of the biggest business empires in the world. Johnson began to expand his publishing empire by launching a myriad of publications. I began building my vast media empire by starting a small regional newspaper in East Texas. Her business empire suffered from employee dissatisfaction and manager buyouts, and indeed her entire business was almost totally lost to her on at least three occasions. He is one of the most powerful men on Earth, with a global information empire, News Corporation, that grabs the attention of two-thirds of the world's population. Finally, while his corporate empire is loaded with debt, the extent to which he himself has personal debts remains a closely guarded secret. How did he decide to start expanding his restaurant empire beyond Manhattan? There is no doubt, however, that his media empire reinforces his political power. It can be used by Indians no less than Americans to leverage their talent to create global corporate empires. But political power will help him map out new administrative platforms to secure his business empire. But before that he has to oversee his expanding retail empire. He is on a European tour and is looking to expand his business empire, perhaps to Ireland. More impressive still, he has built his empire with a tiny organization and very little of his own capital. Normally business empires grow over four or five generations. Through their control of vast energy empires, the oil monopolies are in a powerful position to control supplies and thereby jack up prices. Synonyms organization, corporation, multinational, conglomerate, consortium, company, business, firm, operation, institution, establishment, body 2.1 An extensive operation or sphere of activity controlled by one person or group. （由一人或一个集团拥有或控制的）大企业；商业王国 each ministry, each department had its own empire, its own agenda and worked to protect its turf Example sentencesExamples Luckily, part of his blogging empire includes a blog on the best ways to improve ones site in order to make a little scratch. Local authorities have become vast empires of superfluous activity, overmanned at taxpayers' expense. The law school feels like an empire unto itself. The Kingpin is beginning to lose control of his criminal empire. Of course, empire builders cannot tolerate competition, and he must be eliminated. He seeks the best and wisest expert to repair them, dragging him away from the clutches of the evil rock and roll empire. 3A variety of apple. adjectiveˈɛmˌpaɪ(ə)rämˈpirɑmˈpɪrˈemˌpī(ə)r attributive Denoting a style of furniture, decoration, or dress fashionable during the First or (less commonly) the Second Empire in France. The decorative style was neoclassical but marked by an interest in Egyptian and other ancient motifs probably inspired by Napoleon's Egyptian campaigns. （家具、装饰或服饰的风格）流行于法兰西第一帝国（或第二帝国）时代的 Example sentencesExamples It glories in its Louis XIV and Empire style, all marble, gilt and elaborate stucco. Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin imperium, related to imperare ‘to command’ (see emperor).
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