monopolize

[US]/məˈnɒpəlaɪz/
[UK]/məˈnɑːpəlaɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 壟斷,獨佔;專賣,專營
Word Forms
第三人稱單數monopolizes
過去分詞monopolized
過去式monopolized
現在分詞monopolizing

Example Sentences

monopolize the conduct of affairs

包辦

monopolize the production of cigarettes

壟斷香菸生產

consumed with jealousy.See Synonyms at monopolize

妒忌得不得了參見 monopolize

A great novel engrosses the reader.See Synonyms at monopolize

一部偉大的小說可以使讀者全神貫注參見 monopolize

Sophie monopolized the guest of honour for most of the evening.

晚上大部分時間蘇菲都單獨拖住貴賓不放。

desirable housing monopolized by the wealthy;

富人獨佔了令人嚮往的住房;

This company has monopolized the cigarette industry.

這家公司壟斷了香菸業。

the bigger clubs monopolize the most profitable sponsorships and TV deals.

大俱樂部控制了絕大部分收益豐厚的贊助和電視轉播交易。

Real-world Examples

I know this book has been monopolizing my time, and you feel overworked and undervalued.

我知道這本書佔用了我全部時間,你覺得工作太多又不被重視。

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

B) All attempts to monopolize sales must be cracked down.

B)必須壟斷銷售的嘗試都必須被打擊。

Source: Past exam papers for the English CET-6 reading section.

Look, I know I made you stay, Frost, but you cannot monopolize the conversation.

聽着,我是把你扣在這兒,弗羅斯,但你沒權主導。

Source: Go blank axis version

They've said they're successful because of their usefulness and popularity, not because they're trying to monopolize their industry.

它們稱自己的成功是因爲自己的產品有用且受歡迎,而不是因爲它們試圖壟斷行業。

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2020 Collection

Since the U.S. left Iraq, the Shia prime minister Nouri al-Maliki has monopolized power and discriminated against Sunnis wherever possible.

自美國離開伊拉克後,什葉派的總理 Nouri al-Maliki 已經獨攬權力並竭盡所能四處排擠遜尼派。

Source: Western cultural atmosphere

They were rich because they monopolized the production of plutonium.

他們這麼富裕因爲他們壟斷了鈈的生產。

Source: Pan Pan

And he manipulated me and he monopolized me.

他操縱我, 佔據了我整個身心。

Source: That's bad, thank you for your concern.

Probably it would be hard for you to get control of any of the great railroad systems; that field is pretty well monopolized.

也許你很難控制任何一個大型鐵路系統;因爲這個領域已經被大規模地壟斷了。

Source: The Lost Wealth Classics

The only hope is in the release of the forces which philanthropic trust presidents want to monopolize.

唯一的希望是釋放慈善信託總裁想要壟斷的力量。

Source: Southwest Associated University English Textbook

And energy sources monopolize the space they occupy to very different extents.

能源在非常不同的程度上壟斷了它們所佔據的空間。

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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