empire-building英ˈemˌpaɪə美ˈɛmˌpaɪrCOCA¹³¹⁹²⁰BNC⁷⁵⁹⁹¹⁺¹²Economist²²⁰⁹⁹⁺⁷ 基本例句 n.扩张疆域⁵⁰;领土扩张⁵⁰ Unfortunately, they took up empire-building at precisely the moment when the costs of imperialism began to exceed the benefits. 不幸的是，他们开始扩张疆域的时间恰好处于帝国主义的成本开始大于其效益的这一节点。 soufun