monopolise
含义: To dominate or have exclusive control over a commodity, market, or activity; to demand or take up all of someone's time or attention.
Monopolise works in both economic and social registers. In business, it describes a company controlling an entire market. In everyday usage, it describes someone who dominates a conversation or claims all of another person's time. Both senses carry a critical or disapproving tone, implying selfishness or unfair advantage.
例句
- The tech giant has been accused of attempting to monopolise the online advertising market through a series of aggressive acquisitions. 该科技巨头被指控试图通过一系列激进的收购来垄断在线广告市场。Se ha acusado al gigante tecnológico de intentar monopolizar el mercado de la publicidad en línea mediante una serie de adquisiciones agresivas.そのテクノロジー大手は、一連の積極的な買収を通じてオンライン広告市場を独占しようとしていると非難された。그 거대 기술 기업은 일련의 공격적인 인수를 통해 온라인 광고 시장을 독점하려 한다는 비난을 받았다.
- He had a tiresome habit of monopolising every dinner party conversation with long-winded anecdotes about his career. 他有一个令人厌烦的习惯,总是用冗长的职业生涯轶事垄断每次晚宴的对话。Tenía la fastidiosa costumbre de monopolizar todas las conversaciones en las cenas con largas anécdotas sobre su carrera.彼は自分のキャリアについての長々とした逸話でディナーパーティーの会話をすべて独占する、うんざりするような癖があった。그는 자신의 경력에 대한 장황한 일화로 저녁 파티의 대화를 모두 독차지하는 짜증스러운 버릇이 있었다.
- A handful of multinational corporations effectively monopolise the global supply of rare earth minerals. 少数几家跨国公司实际上垄断了全球稀土矿物的供应。Un puñado de multinacionales monopoliza de hecho el suministro mundial de minerales de tierras raras.少数の多国籍企業がレアアース鉱物の世界的な供給を事実上独占している。소수의 다국적 기업이 희토류 광물의 전 세계 공급을 사실상 독점하고 있다.
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语境: business, journalism, general
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From Greek monopolion (right of exclusive sale), from monos (single, alone) + polein (to sell). Entered English in the 16th century, with the -ise suffix following standard British convention.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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