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。