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词组 empire
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empire /ˈempaɪə $ -paɪr/ noun 1. a group of countries that are all controlled by one ruler or governmentadjectivesa large/vast/huge empire The Emperor Claudius ruled a vast empire stretching from Persia to Britain.a great empire (=large and powerful) The city was the centre of a great empire.the Roman/British/Ottoman etc Empire The Barbarians finally overthrew the Roman Empire.a colonial empire (=a group of countries ruled by another country that is far away) France had a huge colonial empire.verbsfound/establish an empire (=start an empire) The Persian Empire was founded by Cyrus the Great.expand an empire (=increase its size) Spain wanted to expand its empire north.destroy an empire Crusades and civil wars gradually destroyed the Byzantine Empire.an empire grows/expands The empire grew to include many new territories.an empire falls/collapses (=loses power suddenly) In AD 476, the western part of the empire collapsed.an empire crumbles (=loses power gradually) The vast empire was beginning to crumble.phrasesthe decline of an empire (=the gradual decrease in its power) The next two hundred years saw the gradual decline of the Roman Empire.the fall/collapse of an empire (=its sudden end) After the Battle of Waterloo, the collapse of Napoleon’s empire was inevitable.2. a group of organizations controlled by one personadjectivesa large/vast/huge empire He created a vast financial empire worth billions of dollars.a business/financial/media etc empire His business empire is now worth over $20 billion.verbsbuild (up) an empire She built her clothing empire from one small shop to an international chain.run an empire She now runs a whole media empire.expand an empire The tycoon is expanding his empire.an empire collapses When the business empire collapsed, thousands of employees lost their jobs.empire + nounsempire building (=increasing the number of companies or organizations that you control) They are a large organization already but they still have a taste for empire building.phrasesthe collapse of an empire He left the country after the collapse of his construction empire.
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