monopoly 英 [məˈnɒpəli]   美 [məˈnɑpəli]

monopoly

monopoly  英 [məˈnɒpəli] 美 [məˈnɑpəli]

n. 垄断;垄断者;专卖权 

名词复数:monopolies 

Electricity, gas and water were considered to be natural monopolies. 电、煤气和水垄断经营过去被认为是理所当然的。
A good education should not be the monopoly of the rich. 良好的教育不应该成为富人的专利。

  • A monopoly is the exclusive ownership or control of something. If your sister claims a monopoly over the television during the Tom Cruise movie marathon, you would be wise not to touch that remote.
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  • n. 垄断;垄断者;专卖权
  • 1. Electricity, gas and water were considered to be natural monopolies.

    电、煤气和水垄断经营过去被认为是理所当然的。

  • 2. A good education should not be the monopoly of the rich.

    良好的教育不应该成为富人的专利。

  • monopoly (n.) "exclusive control of a commodity or trade," 1530s, from Latin monopolium, from Greek monopolion "right of exclusive sale," from monos "single, alone" (from PIE root *men- (4) "small, isolated") + polein "to sell," from PIE root *pel- (4) "to sell."
mon·op·oly™ / məˈnɒpəli ; NAmE məˈnɑːpəli / noun ( plural mon·op·olies ) 1 monopoly(in/of/on sth) ( business ) the complete control of trade in particular goods or the supply of a particular service; a type of goods or a service that is controlled in this way 垄断;专营服务;被垄断的商品(或服务) In the past central government had a monopoly on television broadcasting. 过去,中央政府对电视节目播放实行垄断。 Electricity, gas and water were considered to be natural monopolies. 电、煤气和水垄断经营过去被认为是理所当然的。 compare duopoly 2 [usually singular ] monopolyin/of/on sth the complete control, possession or use of sth; a thing that belongs only to one person or group and that other people cannot share 独占;专利;专利品 Managers do not have a monopoly on stress. 并不只是经营管理者有压力。 A good education should not be the monopoly of the rich. 良好的教育不应该成为富人的专利。 3 Monopoly a board gamein which players have to pretend to buy and sell land and houses, using pieces of paper that look like money 大富翁(棋类游戏,游戏者以玩具钞票买卖房地产) monopoly monopolies mon·op·oly™ / məˈnɒpəli ; NAmE məˈnɑːpəli /
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