| 单词 | monopoly |
| 释义 | monopoly monopoly /; AmE / noun [C] (plural monopolies)
ABSOLUTE MONOPOLY, BILATERAL MONOPOLY, COMMERCIAL MONOPOLY, LEGAL MONOPOLY, PURE MONOPOLY
1 (Economics ) the complete control of trade in particular goods or the supply of a particular service; the type of goods or service that is controlled in this way: They have a virtual monopoly in PC operating systems. Electricity, gas and water were considered to be natural monopolies. Health care has long been a public/state monopoly (= owned and controlled by the government) . Ending the monopoly on letter deliveries would cost the company millions. He said the takeover would replace healthy competition with a monopoly.
❖ to create/extend/have a monopoly ◆ to break (up)/end/lose a monopoly
2 sth that is completely controlled or owned by one person or group, so that other people do not or cannot share it: Managers do not have a monopoly on stress. The fight against corruption is not the monopoly of industrialized countries.
❖ to have/hold a monopoly |
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