monopolize

mә'nɒpәlaiz

托福GRE Collins 1

v. have and control fully and exclusively
v. have or exploit a monopoly of

vt. 独占, 垄断
[经] 垄断, 专营, 专利

Collins 星级

23,741

BNC 频率

17,391

使用频率

monopolize由前缀mono-（表示“单一”）和词根polize（源自希腊语“polein”，意为“出售”）构成，整体意思是“独占出售”，即垄断。

例句

1. She tends to monopolize the conversation during meetings.

她在会议上总是占据谈话的主导权。

2. The large company tried to monopolize the market by buying out smaller competitors.

那家公司试图通过收购小型竞争对手来垄断市场。

3. It's not fair to monopolize all the resources for yourself.

独占所有资源对其他人不公平。