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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

imperial [ɪm'pɪərɪəl]
  1. 1. adjective [+palace] [ family] 皇帝
  2. 2. adjective [+power] 帝国
  3. 3. adjective [BRIT] [+measure] 英制

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

imperial [ɪmˈpɪərɪəl]
  1. 1. adjective 帝国的
    There is no generally recognized date marking the end of our imperial era.
    不存在标记我们帝国时代结束普遍承认日期
    The imperial gallon was standardized legally throughout the British empire.
    英国加仑在正整个帝国依法固定下来
  2. 2. adjective [British English] 英制
    The car's petrol tank holds 15 imperial gallons.
    汽车油箱容量是15英制加仑
  3. 3. adjective 皇帝的,皇后
    Demonstrators tried to break into the imperial palace in Tokyo.
    东京示威者企图闯入皇宫
  4. 4. adjective 至高无上的,帝王般的
    The imperial power was supported by the most powerful military in the world.
    皇权得到了世界上最强大军事力量保障
  5. 5. n.[c] [American English] 拿破仑式帝髯,小胡须
  6. 6. noun [Person Name] 因佩里亚尔
  7. 7. n.[c] [American English] 公共马车顶上的行李箱

Collins English-English Dictionary

imperial [ɪm'pɪərɪəl]
  1. 1. adj of or relating to an empire, emperor, or empress
  2. 2. adj characteristic of or befitting an emperor; majestic; commanding
  3. 3. adj characteristic of or exercising supreme authority; imperious
  4. 4. adj (esp of products and commodities) of a superior size or quality
  5. 5. adj [usually prenominal] (of weights, measures, etc) conforming to standards or definitions legally established in Britain
    an imperial gallon
  6. 6. n any of various book sizes, esp 71/2 by 11 inches (imperial octavo) or (chiefly Brit) 11 by 15 inches (imperial quarto)
  7. 7. n a size of writing or printing paper, 23 by 31 inches (US and Canadian) or 22 by 30 inches (Brit)
  8. 8. n (formerly) a Russian gold coin originally worth ten roubles
  9. 9. n [US] the top of a carriage, such as a diligence
  10. 10. n a luggage case carried there
  11. 11. n [architect] a dome that has a point at the top
  12. 12. n a small tufted beard popularized by the emperor Napoleon III
  13. 13. n a member of an imperial family, esp an emperor or empress
  14. 14. n a red deer having antlers with fourteen points
  15. 15. n [Etymology] C14: from Late Latin imperialis, from Latin imperium command, authority, empire

Examples

The forest is for imperial use only.
这个御猎场是皇家专用的。
Demonstrators tried to break into the imperial palace in Tokyo.
在东京,示威者企图闯入皇宫。
The car's petrol tank holds 15 imperial gallons.
汽车油箱的容量是15英制加仑。
The long drawn out war in South Africa did much to discredit imperial adventuring.
南非连年不断的战事使帝国的冒险计划蒙羞。
an imperial gallon
they transferred from the Park Hotel to the Imperial

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