monopolize
vt. 獨佔,壟斷; 擁有…的專賣權
If you say that someone monopolizes something, you mean that they have a very large share of it and prevent other people from having a share.
They are controlling so much cocoa that they are virtually monopolizing the market...
他們控制了大量的可可粉,因此他們幾乎壟斷了整個市場。
Johnson, as usual, monopolized the conversation.
跟平常一樣,約翰遜說個沒完,別人插不上話。
If something or someone monopolizes you, they demand a lot of your time and attention, so that there is very little time left for anything or anyone else.
He would monopolize her totally, to the exclusion of her brothers and sisters.
他會完全佔據她的時間,一點兒都不留給她的兄弟姐妹們。
1. have and control fully and exclusively;
2. have or exploit a monopoly of;
If we join together, we can almost monopolize the whole market.
如果我們強強聯合, 幾乎就能壟斷整個市場了.
We should assist the minority nationalities in organizing their own business activities, which we cannot monopolize.
要幫助少數民族把自己的貿易活動組織起來, 這不是我們能夠包辦的.
Antitrust laws make it illegal to restrain trade or attempt to monopolize a market.
反托拉斯法把限制貿易或企圖壟斷市場定為非法.
Anyway I promise that I never attempt to monopolize your love, for ever.
無論如何,我承諾我決不會試圖佔有它, 永遠.
She tried to monopolize his time.
她想獨佔他的時間.