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monopolize vt.独占,垄断 When a company monopolizes something, it has an unfair amount of control over a particular product or service, hurting other companies and giving consumers fewer choices. A business might monopolize the media in an entire state, for example, by owning the local newspapers, TV stations, and news websites. Monopolize comes from monopoly, which isn't just a great board game, but actually means "exclusive control of a commodity or trade." in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 monopolise1[VERB 动词]独占；垄断 If you say that someone monopolizes something, you mean that they have a very large share of it and prevent other people from having a share.   [V n]They are controlling so much cocoa that they are virtually monopolizing the market...他们控制了大量的可可粉，因此他们几乎垄断了整个市场。Johnson, as usual, monopolized the conversation.跟平常一样，约翰逊说个没完，别人插不上话。monopolization...the monopolization of a market by a single supplier.单一供货商对整个市场的垄断2[VERB 动词]占去…很多时间和注意力；独占 If something or someone monopolizes you, they demand a lot of your time and attention, so that there is very little time left for anything or anyone else.   [V n]He would monopolize her totally, to the exclusion of her brothers and sisters.他会完全占据她的时间，一点儿都不留给她的兄弟姐妹们。

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[mə'nɔpəlaiz] If you monopolize something, you won't let anyone else get their hands on it. When you were little, your mom might have said, "Don't monopolize the swing. Let your sister have a turn." ★☆☆☆☆ 2006.1

英语单词	monopolize
英美音标	[mə'nɔpəlaiz]
中文释义	vt.独占,垄断
vocab简明	If you monopolize something, you won't let anyone else get their hands on it. When you were little, your mom might have said, "Don't monopolize the swing. Let your sister have a turn."
vocab扩展	When a company monopolizes something, it has an unfair amount of control over a particular product or service, hurting other companies and giving consumers fewer choices. A business might monopolize the media in an entire state, for example, by owning the local newspapers, TV stations, and news websites. Monopolize comes from monopoly, which isn't just a great board game, but actually means "exclusive control of a commodity or trade."
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 monopolise 1 [VERB 动词]独占；垄断 If you say that someone monopolizes something, you mean that they have a very large share of it and prevent other people from having a share. [V n] They are controlling so much cocoa that they are virtually monopolizing the market... 他们控制了大量的可可粉，因此他们几乎垄断了整个市场。 Johnson, as usual, monopolized the conversation. 跟平常一样，约翰逊说个没完，别人插不上话。 monopolization ...the monopolization of a market by a single supplier. 单一供货商对整个市场的垄断 2 [VERB 动词]占去…很多时间和注意力；独占 If something or someone monopolizes you, they demand a lot of your time and attention, so that there is very little time left for anything or anyone else. [V n] He would monopolize her totally, to the exclusion of her brothers and sisters. 他会完全占据她的时间，一点儿都不留给她的兄弟姐妹们。
来源	2006.1

Monopolize Control Verb 动词 [V N Monopolization Time