Monopolize
[mə'nɑpə'laɪz]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) have or exploit a monopoly of; 'OPEC wants to monopolize oil'.
(verb.) have and control fully and exclusively; 'He monopolizes the laser printer'.
克莱儿整理--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To acquire a monopoly of; to have or get the exclusive privilege or means of dealing in, or the exclusive possession of; to engross the whole of; as, to monopolize the coffee trade; to monopolize land.
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同義詞及近義詞：
v. a. Forestall, engross, engross the whole of.
編輯:史蒂夫
例句/造句/用法:
- They must force open these closed channels, unless Constantinople and the Black Sea route were to monopolize Eastern trade altogether. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- To stand by his knee, and monopolize his talk and notice, was the reward she wanted--not a share of the cake. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- This would be still more the case, were they to attempt, in the same manner, to monopolize to themselves their whole exportation trade. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- The sudden collapse of the rebellion monopolized attention to the exclusion of almost everything else. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- There was no literature except the oral tradition of the Vedas, and that was chiefly monopolized by the Brahmins; there was even less knowledge. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- It no longer monopolized knowledge nor initiated fresh ideas. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- View the long-persisted-in, unjust, monopolizing treatment of Ireland, at length acknowledged! 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- She opened it, and, monopolizing the contents, had the first view of every sketch herself. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
手打:苏珊