Definition: a large group of businesses that is controlled by one person or company Level: C1
这个家族建立了一个出版帝国。
The family built a publishing ___empire.
麦当劳从一家餐厅发展成为一个全球快餐帝国。
McDonald's grew from a single restaurant into a global fast-food ___empire.
通过精明的投资，他逐渐建立了一个价值数十亿美元的科技帝国。
Through smart investments, he gradually built a tech ___empire worth billions.
