- monopoly (in/of/on something) (
business 商业 the complete control of trade in particular goods or the supply of a particular service; a type of goods or a service that is controlled in this way 垄断；专营服务；被垄断的商品（或服务） In the past central government had a monopoly on television broadcasting. 过去，中央政府对电视节目播放实行垄断。 Electricity, gas and water were considered to be natural monopolies. 电、煤气和水垄断经营过去被认为是理所当然的。
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyc1, Games and toysc1One company holds a monopoly of the raw materials. 一家公司垄断着原材料。 The company has a virtual monopoly in world markets. 这家公司实际上垄断着国际市场。 The company lost its monopoly on exporting beer to India. 这家公司失去了向印度出口啤酒的专营权。 The company used its monopoly control to charge exorbitant fees. 该公司利用其垄断控制地位收取奇高的费用。 The company was able to exploit its monopoly position. 这家公司得以利用其垄断地位。 They created a monopoly in the export of wool. 他们垄断了羊毛出口。 They will fight to maintain their monopoly over local bus services. 他们会拚命维护在当地公交行业的垄断地位。 This Act of Parliament guaranteed solicitors a monopoly on particular legal services. 议会的这项法案保证了律师在某些法律服务方面有专营权。 attempts to break the company's monopoly of the sugar industry 打破该公司在食糖业垄断地位的种种努力 companies who are challenging the state monopolies 挑战国家垄断地位的那些公司 the giant gas monopoly Gazprom 天然气垄断巨头俄罗斯天然气工业股份公司 the privatization of state-owned monopolies such as the gas and electricity industries 煤气、电力等国有垄断行业的私有化
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- [usually singular] monopoly in/of/on something
the complete control, possession or use of something; a thing that belongs only to one person or group and that other people cannot share 独占；专利；专利品 Managers do not have a monopoly on stress. 并不止是经营管理者有压力。 A good education should not be the monopoly of the rich. 良好的教育不应该成为富人的专利。
- Monopoly™
a board game in which players have to pretend to buy and sell land and houses, using pieces of paper that look like money “大富翁”（棋类游戏，游戏者以玩具钞票买卖房地产） CultureMonopoly is one of the most popular and successful board games ever produced.The game was first published under the name Monopoly in the US in 1935. The British version uses London streets, and there are other versions of the game in other countries.The expression Monopoly money is sometimes used to refer in a humorous way to a sum of money that is considered much too high.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek monopōlion, from monos ‘single’ + pōlein ‘sell’.