empire 音标拼音: ['ɛmpɑɪɚ]
n . 帝国,帝权
帝国,帝权
empire n 1 :
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress ;
the region over which imperial dominion is exercised [
synonym : {
empire },
{
imperium }]
2 :
a group of countries under a single authority ; "
the British created a great empire "
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 [
synonym : {
conglomerate }, {
empire }]
5 :
an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh ;
used as both an eating and a cooking apple Empire \
Em "
pire \,
n . [
F .,
fr .
L .
imperium a command ,
sovereignty ,
dominion ,
empire ,
fr .
imperare .
See {
Emperor };
cf . {
Imperial }.]
1 .
Supreme power ;
sovereignty ;
sway ;
dominion . "
The empire of the sea ." --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Over hell extend His empire ,
and with iron scepter rule . --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
The dominion of an emperor ;
the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (
rarely of a king ),
usually of greater extent than a kingdom ,
always comprising a variety in the nationality of ,
or the forms of administration in ,
constituent and subordinate portions ;
as ,
the Austrian empire .
[
1913 Webster ]
Empire carries with it the idea of a vast and complicated government . --
C .
J .
Smith .
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3 .
Any dominion ;
supreme control ;
governing influence ;
rule ;
sway ;
as ,
the empire of mind or of reason . "
Under the empire of facts ." --
M .
Arnold .
[
1913 Webster ]
Another force which ,
in the Middle Ages ,
shared with chivalry the empire over the minds of men . --
A .
W .
Ward .
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{
Celestial empire }.
See under {
Celestial }.
{
Empire City },
a common designation of the city of New York .
{
Empire State },
a common designation of the State of New York .
Syn :
Sway ;
dominion ;
rule ;
control ;
reign ;
sovereignty ;
government ;
kingdom ;
realm ;
state .
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1913 Webster ]
101 Moby Thesaurus words for "
empire ":
administration ,
ally ,
archduchy ,
archdukedom ,
authority ,
body politic ,
buffer state ,
caliphate ,
captive nation ,
chieftaincy ,
chieftainry ,
city -
state ,
civil government ,
claws ,
clutches ,
colony ,
command ,
commonweal ,
commonwealth ,
control ,
country ,
county ,
czardom ,
direction ,
discipline ,
dispensation ,
disposition ,
domain ,
dominion ,
duchy ,
dukedom ,
earldom ,
emperorship ,
empery ,
form of government ,
free city ,
governance ,
government ,
grand duchy ,
grip ,
hand ,
hands ,
imperialism ,
iron hand ,
jurisdiction ,
kaiserdom ,
kinghood ,
kingship ,
land ,
majesty ,
management ,
mandant ,
mandate ,
mandated territory ,
mandatee ,
mandatory ,
nation ,
nationality ,
oversight ,
polis ,
political organization ,
polity ,
possession ,
power ,
principality ,
principate ,
protectorate ,
province ,
puppet government ,
puppet regime ,
queenhood ,
queenship ,
raj ,
rajaship ,
realm ,
regime ,
regimen ,
regnancy ,
regulation ,
reign ,
republic ,
royalty ,
rule ,
satellite ,
seneschalty ,
settlement ,
sovereign nation ,
sovereignty ,
state ,
sultanate ,
sultanship ,
superpower ,
supervision ,
sway ,
system of government ,
talons ,
territory ,
the crown ,
the throne ,
toparchia ,
toparchy Any of a family of military simulations derived from a
game written by Peter Langston many years ago . Five or six
multi -player variants of varying degrees of sophistication
exist , and one single -player version implemented for both
Unix } and {VMS }; the latter is even available as {MS -DOS }
freeware }. All are notoriously addictive .
Jargon File }]
1995 -08 -06 )empire :
n .
Any of a family of military simulations derived from a game written by Peter Langston many years ago .
A number of multi -
player variants of varying degrees of sophistication exist ,
and one single -
player version implemented for both Unix and VMS ;
the latter is even available as MS -
DOS /
Windows freeware .
All are notoriously addictive .
Of various commercial derivatives the best known is probably “
Empire Deluxe ”
on PCs and Amigas .
Modern empire is a real -
time wargame played over the internet by up to 120 players .
Typical games last from 24 hours (
blitz )
to a couple of months (
long term ).
The amount of sleep you can get while playing is a function of the rate at which updates occur and the number of co -
rulers of your country .
Empire server software is available for Unix -
like machines ,
and clients for Unix and other platforms .
A comprehensive history of the game is available at http ://
www .
empire .
cx /
infopages /
History .
html .
The Empire resource site is at http ://
www .
empire .
cx /.
EMPIRE .
This word signifies ,
first ,
authority or command ;
it is the power to command or govern those actions of men which would otherwise be free ;
secondly ,
the country under the government of an emperor but sometimes it is used to designate a country subject to kingly power ,
as the British empire .
Wolff ,
Inst .
Sec .
833 .
Empire ,
CA --
U .
S .
Census Designated Place in California Population (
2000 ):
3903 Housing Units (
2000 ):
1214 Land area (
2000 ):
1 .
584183 sq .
miles (
4 .
103015 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
000000 sq .
miles (
0 .
000000 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
1 .
584183 sq .
miles (
4 .
103015 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
22622 Located within :
California (
CA ),
FIPS 06 Location :
37 .
644298 N ,
120 .
907592 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Empire ,
CA Empire
Empire ,
CO --
U .
S .
town in Colorado Population (
2000 ):
355 Housing Units (
2000 ):
179 Land area (
2000 ):
0 .
252498 sq .
miles (
0 .
653967 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
000000 sq .
miles (
0 .
000000 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
0 .
252498 sq .
miles (
0 .
653967 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
24620 Located within :
Colorado (
CO ),
FIPS 08 Location :
39 .
760319 N ,
105 .
682995 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Empire ,
CO Empire
Empire ,
OH --
U .
S .
village in Ohio Population (
2000 ):
300 Housing Units (
2000 ):
139 Land area (
2000 ):
0 .
328554 sq .
miles (
0 .
850952 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
000000 sq .
miles (
0 .
000000 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
0 .
328554 sq .
miles (
0 .
850952 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
25368 Located within :
Ohio (
OH ),
FIPS 39 Location :
40 .
510729 N ,
80 .
623446 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Empire ,
OH Empire
Empire ,
LA --
U .
S .
Census Designated Place in Louisiana Population (
2000 ):
2211 Housing Units (
2000 ):
923 Land area (
2000 ):
5 .
321991 sq .
miles (
13 .
783894 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
2 .
345763 sq .
miles (
6 .
075499 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
7 .
667754 sq .
miles (
19 .
859393 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
23725 Located within :
Louisiana (
LA ),
FIPS 22 Location :
29 .
398586 N ,
89 .
608501 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Empire ,
LA Empire
Empire ,
MI --
U .
S .
village in Michigan Population (
2000 ):
378 Housing Units (
2000 ):
276 Land area (
2000 ):
1 .
150843 sq .
miles (
2 .
980669 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
085745 sq .
miles (
0 .
222079 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
1 .
236588 sq .
miles (
3 .
202748 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
25980 Located within :
Michigan (
MI ),
FIPS 26 Location :
44 .
810749 N ,
86 .
059044 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
49630 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Empire ,
MI Empire
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