empire
n. 帝国; 企业集团
An empire is a number of individual nations that are all controlled by the government or ruler of one particular country.
...the Roman Empire.
罗马帝国
You can refer to a group of companies controlled by one person as an empire .
...the big Mondadori publishing empire.
庞大的蒙达多利出版帝国
1. the domain ruled by an emperor or empress
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
What made the Roman Empire decay?
罗马帝国为何衰亡?
The ancient Romans extended their empire into Asia.
古罗马人把罗马帝国扩张到亚洲境内.
Her efforts were justly rewarded with a British Empire Medal.
不列颠帝国勋章是对她的努力的公正奖赏.
That country had absorbed the small states into her empire.
那个国家曾将几个小国合并到她的帝国中去.
The Thirty Year's War nearly caused the breakup of the empire.
30年的战争几乎导致帝国的解体.