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单词 monopoly
释义
monopoly
noun[CorS]
uk
/məˈnɒp.əl.i/us
/məˈnɑː.pəl.i/
C2
(anorganizationorgroupthat has)completecontrolof something,especiallyanareaofbusiness, so thatothershave noshare:
垄断（机构）；专卖；独占
Thegovernmentisdeterminedtoprotectitstobaccomonopoly.政府下决心保护其烟草专卖权。
Is Microsoft a monopoly?微软是垄断企业吗？
Thedraftingof a newconstitutioncannot beamonopolyofthewhiteminorityregime(= otherpeopleshould do it too).新宪法的起草不能由占人口少数的白人政权垄断。
He does nothave a/themonopolyon(= he is not the only one who has)goodlooks.长得好看的不止他一个。
More examples
  • Thegovernmenthas a monopoly onrailtravel.
  • There arelawstostopcompaniesbecomingmonopolies.
  • She doesn't have the monopoly onsuffering, youknow.
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Related word

monopolistic
(Definition ofmonopolyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

monopoly| American Dictionary

monopoly
noun[C]
us
/məˈnɑp·ə·li/
social studies
completecontrolof thesupplyofparticulargoodsorservices, or acompanyorgroupthat has suchcontrol:
The PostalServiceisguaranteeda monopoly on allfirst-classletters.
fig.California has no monopoly onstrangeness(= is not the onlystrangeplace).

monopolistic

adjectiveus
/məˌnɑp·əˈlɪs·tɪk/
a monopolisticsystem
(Definition ofmonopolyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

monopoly| Business English

monopoly
noun
uk
/məˈnɒpəli/us
pluralmonopolies
[CorU]ECONOMICS
asituationin which onecompanyorpersonor agovernmenthas nocompetitionin thesaleof aparticularproductorserviceand isabletocontrolitssupplyandprice:
business/corporate/government monopoliesHearguesthatfarmsubsidieshelpkeepagriculturallandaway fromcorporatemonopolies.
a monopoly of sthEachfirmhas a monopoly ofgoodsthattendto be used together.
a monopoly in/on sthAdecisionby theSupremeCourtstruckdown the state's monopoly onradioandtelevisionstations.
[C]ECONOMICS
acompany,person, etc. that is the only onesupplyingaparticularproductorservice:
TheJusticeDepartmentissuingthecompanybecause theyclaimthat it usedunfairtacticstobecomea monopoly.
[C]
something that iscontrolledby onepersonorgroupand notsharedbyothers:
Thenetworkis a monopoly of thestatetelephonecompany.

See also

bilateral monopoly
commercial monopoly
legal monopoly
natural monopoly
public monopoly
state monopoly
(Definition ofmonopolyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmonopoly

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Communist parties held amonopolyof power in communist countries.
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The first is the recognition that the failure of foundationalism in philosophy makes any attempt to claim amonopolyon truth, methodology etc. untenable.
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The state made itself amonopolysupplier of essential goods, such as grain, which were then sold on at controlled prices.
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This involves eradication of corruption and nepotism which have been used to establish monopolies.
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However, patents create monopolies and lead to waste of resources as a result of static inefficiencies.
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The incumbent operator enjoyedmonopolyrents and did not want to give up this special status.
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Nevertheless, lighthouse reform enabled the whigs and radicals to pose as crusaders against local monopolies which the tories sought to perpetuate.
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After a period ofmonopoly, the new processes diffuse to economies capable of absorbing, and often improving upon, the techniques.
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No one individual in the creative process has amonopolysay in the outcome of a particular artistic decision.
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You may thus in essence end up with amonopolyor nearmonopolysituation.
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To use its own economic terminology, they have not acquired a dominant position let alone amonopoly.
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Where there is no intra-ethnic partymonopoly, ambitious compromises across group lines are vulnerable to flank claims of a sellout.
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Thus, it is generally accepted that patents should continue just long enough so thatmonopolyprofits can repay the costs of development of the invention.
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The government owned, regulated and managed themonopolyon gas, so that agents, either public or private, were redundant for the principal (national government).
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In spite of archaeology's pretendedmonopolyon the past, there are even in today's society a variety of ways to interpret prehistoric monuments and landscapes.
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Collocationswithmonopoly

monopoly

These are words often used in combination withmonopoly.

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exclusive monopoly
The national narrative is based on an attempt to maintain an exclusive monopoly over truth, pain, victimhood, justice.
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monopoly capitalism
In the age ofmonopolycapitalismand economic imperialism, the intelligentsia maintained that state intervention was necessary to protect sovereignty.
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monopoly of power
Communist parties held amonopolyofpowerin communist countries.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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