0 a group of countries ruled by a single person, government, or country -- 帝国
the Holy Roman Empire 神圣罗马帝国
1 a very large and important business or organization -- 大企业；大集团
the tsarist empire
the Austro-Hungarian empire
It used to be said that Britain ruled an empire on which the sun would never set.
The temple ruins are a distant reminder of a vanished empire.
He owns a huge publishing empire.
It is the world's largest media and entertainment empire.
