monopolized
past simple and past participle ofmonopolize
| 单词 | monopolized |
| 释义 | monopolized past simple and past participle ofmonopolize monopolize verb[T] (UKusuallymonopolise)uk/məˈnɒp.əl.aɪz/us/məˈnɑː.pəl.aɪz/monopolizeverb[T](BUSINESS)inbusiness, tocontrolsomethingcompletelyand topreventotherpeoplehaving anyeffecton whathappens: Thecompanyhad monopolized thephotographymarketfor so manydecadesthat they didn'tworryaboutcompetitionfrom othercompanies. Mergers & acquisitions
monopolizeverb[T](PERSON/CONVERSATION)If someone monopolizes apersonor aconversation, theytalka lot orstopotherpeoplebeinginvolved: Shecompletelymonopolized theconversationatlunch. Controlling and being in charge
Examplesofmonopolizedmonopolized In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Cabinet appointments are the most important personnel decisions in parliamentary systems, and traditionally such appointments have been virtuallymonopolizedby the governing political parties. From theCambridge English Corpus Some of these early communities, likely lineage and clan-based groups,monopolizedcontrol of iron production. From theCambridge English Corpus It was not surprising that the missionsmonopolizedtext versions of the local languages. From theCambridge English Corpus But this military revolution could not bemonopolized. From theCambridge English Corpus Only later do they become crystallized and codified in professional socialization and training - a codification that has not beenmonopolizedby any single profession. From theCambridge English Corpus One household groupmonopolizedmost of this activity. From theCambridge English Corpus The statemonopolizedor dominated production of many goods and services, including telecommunications, banking, energy, broadcasting, forestry, tourism and transport. From theCambridge English Corpus The war expensesmonopolizedan increasing part of the budget, in detriment to work on the dockyards and the new city. From theCambridge English Corpus The social meaning of the historical environment has in the past decades been stronglymonopolized. From theCambridge English Corpus Domestic private media and international satellite and internet providers compete with the state-owned media for audience in countries where government oncemonopolizedbroadcasting. From theCambridge English Corpus The chiefly leaders appeared to havemonopolizedthe possession of gold objects, and apparently held rights to placer rivers within the chiefdom's territory, where gold was panned. From theCambridge English Corpus Patricians are credited with trying to distinguish themselves as a separate social group within this complicated urban context and, if they did, it is unlikely that theymonopolizedthis activity. From theCambridge English Corpus Ceremonial exchange was, furthermore, linked with the power structures within these societies; prestige objects and the networks of exchange weremonopolizedby the leaders and their followers. From theCambridge English Corpus Social delineation, licensing, and reproduction through specialized training are the mechanisms by which expertise is established,monopolized, and perpetuated. From theCambridge English Corpus Theymonopolizedthe market with the outside. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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