empire-building

Thus their motivation is short-term empire-building rather than fostering research and development to lay the foundations for long-term success.

因此他们的动机是在短期内建立生产基地，而没有着眼于扶持研发，为更长远的成功打下基础。

I'm supposed to fall off the Empire State building.

我应该会从帝国大厦掉下来。

It was a place where rich Romans came to unwind after some hard empire-building.

庞培过去是一个吸引富有的罗马帝国建造者在经历艰辛的帝国建造时期后到此放松的疗养胜地。

At the peak of Mr Ting's empire-building in the mid-1990s, his companies were listed around the world, including in New York, Tokyo, Frankfurt, Hong Kong as well as Mumbai and Dhaka.

上世纪90年代中期，丁谓的帝国大厦达到鼎盛时期，旗下公司在世界各地纷纷上市，包括纽约、东京、法兰克福、香港，甚至还有孟买和达卡。

Lightning near the Empire State Building in New York, U.S.

美国纽约帝国大厦附近的雷电。

...the upper storeys of the Empire State Building.

帝国大厦的最上面几层

This does not mean that constructive postmodernism can prevent empire building by nations or intellectual movements.

这并不意味着说建构后现代主义能避免某个民族或思想运动去建造某种帝国.

Its issue is not profit but pure and simple empire building.

目的并不完全为了利益,而是想让医疗行业更简单和单纯.

A gunman shot several people outside the Empire State building today.

今日，一名歹徒在帝国大厦外持枪射击数人。

There's good money in empire building.

在帝国建设时期有许多钱好赚.

is actually--that feelings get in the way of empire-building.

其实，感情是阻碍帝国大厦成为帝国大厦的帝国大厦，

The Empire State Building is a familiar landmark on the New York skyline.

帝国大厦是人们熟悉的纽约高楼大厦中的地标。

His empire-building has not been without controversy.

蒙哥马利打造报业帝国的举措并不是没有受到争议。