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mon·op·olyBrE /məˈnɒpəli/NAmE /məˈnɑːpəli/ noun (mon·op·olies) ~ (in/of/on sth) (business 商业) the complete control of trade in particular goods or the supply of a particular service; a type of goods or a service that is controlled in this way 垄断；专营服务；被垄断的商品（或服务）◆In the past central government had a monopoly on television broadcasting. 过去，中央政府对电视节目播放实行垄断。◆Electricity, gas and water were considered to be natural monopolies. 电、煤气和水垄断经营过去被认为是理所当然的。 ➡ compare duopoly boom, business, commerce, embargo, import, market, monopoly, sanction, tariff, trade [usually sing.] ~ in/of/on sththe complete control, possession or use of sth; a thing that belongs only to one person or group and that other people cannot share 独占；专利；专利品◆Managers do not have a monopoly on stress. 并不止是经营管理者有压力。◆A good education should not be the monopoly of the rich. 良好的教育不应该成为富人的专利。Monopoly™ a board game in which players have to pretend to buy and sell land and houses, using pieces of paper that look like money “大富翁”（棋类游戏，游戏者以玩具钞票买卖房地产） |