Empire-building
n. 扩张疆域, 领土扩张
📖 牛津释义
empire-building
n [U] (often derog 常作贬义) process of deliberately acquiring extra territory, authority, etc. 扩张领土、 权力等.
🧩 词语组成解析
🗣️ 情景例句
Let sleeping dogs lie.
别招惹麻烦。
What's your counter-offer?
您的还价是多少？
No, we aren't. The children go to a different school.
不是，两个去的是另外一个学校。