[/məˈnɔpəlɪ; məˋnɑplɪ/] n 用法: 1 (a) sole right to supply or trade in some commodity or service 专卖(权); 专利(权): gain/hold/secure a monopoly 获得[持有/得到]专利权. (b) commodity or service controlled in this way 专卖品; 专营服务: In some countries tobacco is a government monopoly. 在有些国家烟草是政府的专卖品. 用法: 2 sole possession or control of sth 独占; 控制: A good education should not be the monopoly of the rich. 良好的教育不应是富人独享的事. * You can't have a complete monopoly of the car, I need to use it occasionally. 你不能一人独霸这辆汽车--我偶尔也要用. |