monopoly

[mə'nɔpəli]

n.垄断, 独占, 专利, 控制

例句与用法:

The telecommunication service is a government monopoly.

电信为政府专营。

He seems to think he has a monopoly of brains.

他似乎认为只有他才聪明。

词形变化:

形容词: monopolistic | 副词: monopolistically | 名词: monopolism | 名词复数: monopolies |

详细释义:

n.

1. 独占; 专卖; 垄断; 完全控制[the S][(+of/on)]

The explosion of the Russian atomic bomb broke the American monopoly on nuclear weapons.

俄国原子弹的爆炸打破了美国对核武器的垄断。

2. 独占权; 专卖权; 专利权[C][(+of)]

The government has a monopoly of oil production in that country.

在那个国家, 政府独占石油开采权。

3. 独占者; 专卖者; 垄断企业[C]

No one could compete with these steel monopolies.

没有人能和这些钢铁垄断企业竞争。

4. 垄断商品; 专卖商品[C]

In many countries tobacco is a government monopoly.

在许多国家, 烟草是政府的专卖商品。