monopoly

1. N-VAR If a company, person, or state has a monopoly on something such as an industry, they have complete control over it, so that it is impossible for others to become involved in it. 壟斷[商業(yè)]

...Russian moves to end a state monopoly on land ownership. …俄羅斯人提議結(jié)束國(guó)家對(duì)土地所有權(quán)的壟斷。

2. N-COUNT A monopoly is a company which is the only one providing a particular product or service. 壟斷企業(yè)[商業(yè)]

...a state-owned monopoly. …一個(gè)國(guó)有壟斷企業(yè)。

3. N-SING If you say that someone does not have a monopoly on something, you mean that they are not the only person who has that thing. 獨(dú)有

Women do not have a monopoly on feelings of betrayal. 背叛感竝非是女人獨(dú)有的。