Word · Frequency #3446
monopolies
垄断；独占
monopolies is the plural of monopoly.
monopoly
指经济学中的市场形态，而非专卖权。
- 1.
A situation, by legal privilege or other agreement, in which solely one party (company, cartel etc.) exclusively provides a particular product or service, dominating that market and generally exerting powerful control over it.
通过法律特权或其他协议,由单一方(公司、卡特尔等)独家提供某种产品或服务,垄断市场并通常施加强大控制力的情况
- 2.
(economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller
(经济学)市场中有许多买家但只有一个卖家
- 3.
An exclusive control over the trade or production of a commodity or service through exclusive possession.
通过独占占有而对某种商品或服务的贸易或生产享有的独家控制。
- 4.
exclusive control or possession of something
对某事物的独占控制或拥有
- 5.
The privilege granting the exclusive right to exert such control.
授予这种控制权的特权
- 6.
a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die
一种棋盘游戏,玩家通过掷骰子在棋盘上前进,试图垄断房地产
通过法律特权或其他协议,由单一方(公司、卡特尔等)独家提供某种产品或服务,垄断市场并通常施加强大控制力的情况；(经济学)市场中有许多买家但只有一个卖家；通过独占占有而对某种商品或服务的贸易或生产享有的独家控制。；对某事物的独占控制或拥有；授予这种控制权的特权
In use
The government broke up the company's monopoly on rail travel.
For years the state held a monopoly over the sale of salt.
New laws are meant to prevent monopolies in the telecom market.
a monopoly on silver
when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like
They have no monopoly on intelligence
monopoly of/over sth
表示对某物完全控制或独占。
The company has a virtual monopoly of the market.
这家公司实际上垄断了市场。
monopoly on sth
Connections
Collocations
- monopoly on
- 对……的垄断
- The company has a virtual monopoly on the supply of this mineral.这家公司实际上垄断了这种矿物的供应。
- monopoly power
- 垄断势力
- The merger would give the firm excessive monopoly power in the market.合并将使该公司在市场上拥有过度的垄断势力。
- state monopoly
- 国家垄断
- The postal service was a state monopoly until recently.直到最近，邮政服务一直是一种国家垄断。
- natural monopoly
- 自然垄断
- Water supply is often considered a natural monopoly due to high infrastructure costs.由于基础设施成本高昂，供水通常被视为一种自然垄断。
- break up a monopoly
- 打破垄断
- The government took steps to break up the monopoly in the telecommunications industry.政府采取措施打破电信行业的垄断。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：'mono'（单一）控制市场，即垄断。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
名词，可数，复数形式为monopolies。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words sharing the '-opoly' ending such as 'oligopoly' and 'duopoly' rhyme with 'monopoly' in American English (stressed vowel /ɑ/ followed by /pəli/). Beware that 'apology' ends with '-logy' and does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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