| 单词 | empire |
| 释义 | empire (once / 361 pages) n An empire is a group of countries or territories that are under the control of a single entity but it can be used figuratively too. She rules her cosmetics empire well, with a solid knowledge of lipsticks, eye shadows, and more. Have you ever heard the phrase, “The sun never sets on the British Empire?” This came about because during the 1800s countries in every time zone around the globe were ruled by England, and it was always daytime in one of them. Although other empires have existed back through time to the original Roman Empire, perhaps the most well-known empire today comes from the popular Star Wars films in which the rebels fight Darth Vader and his evil Empire. WORD FAMILYempire: empires USAGE EXAMPLES“We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality.” New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) In October, prosecutors indicted Lotte’s chairman, Shin Dong-bin, but did not arrest him, allowing him to continue running the business empire. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Nimrud was a capital of the Assyrians, one the ancient world’s earliest and most ferocious empires. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised Syn|Exp|Hyper imperium Roman Empire an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome Egyptian Empirean ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament Persian Empirean empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC Russiaa former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in the 17th and 18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revolution in 1917 Ottoman Empirea Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire demesne, domain, land territory over which rule or control is exercised 2n a monarchy with an emperor as head of state Hypo|Hyper Mogul empire an empire established by the Mogul conquerors of India that reigned from 1526 to 1857 Second Empirethe imperial government of Napoleon III in France from 1852-1870 monarchy an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority 3n a group of countries under a single authority the British created a great empire Hyper authorities, government, regime the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit 4n a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization Syn|Hypo|Hyper conglomerate publishing conglomerate, publishing empire a conglomerate of publishing companies corp, corporation a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state Empire (once / 448 pages) n WORD FAMILY Empire: Empires USAGE EXAMPLESWe sweetened our offer by agreeing to buy everyone a bottle of the fragrance Empire by Trump. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Q: I can’t get a refund from Amtrak for its totally inappropriate “handicapped” room on the Empire Builder from Chicago to Glacier National Park. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Fisher, whose tough-talking princess defied Empire generals while tossing off one-liners like “Into the garbage chute, flyboy,” died Tuesday at age 60. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) n an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple Hyper dessert apple, eating apple an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking |
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