monopolize
英 /məˈnɒpəlaɪz/ 美 /məˈnɑːpəlaɪz/
- v. 垄断to control an entire market or supply of something
- v. 独占；包揽to use something so much that others cannot share it
Please don't monopolize the conversation throughout dinner tonight.
今晚吃饭时请别一直只顾自己说话。
When a few large firms monopolize essential services, consumers may face higher prices and fewer choices.
当少数大公司垄断基本服务时，消费者可能面临更高的价格和更少的选择。
搭配
monopolize the market 垄断市场monopolize the conversation 独占话语权monopolize someone's attention 独占某人的注意力
辨析提示
英式也常拼作monopolise；可指市场或注意力。
词族
monopoly (n.)、monopolist (n.)、monopolistic (adj.)、monopolization (n.)
近义 dominate
相关词
- monopoly 垄断；独占
- liability 法律责任
- surpass 超过；胜过
- augment 增加；增强
- indebtedness 负债；债务
- bottom-line 关乎最终利润的
- deficit 赤字；亏空
- industrialize 使工业化；实现工业化
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