单词	monopolize
释义	monopolizemo‧nop‧o‧lize (also monopolise British English) /məˈnɒpəlaɪz $ -ˈnɑː-/ verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE monopolize Simple Form Present I, you, we, they monopolize he, she, it monopolizes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they monopolized Present perfect I, you, we, they have monopolized he, she, it has monopolized Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had monopolized Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will monopolize Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have monopolized Continuous Form Present I am monopolizing he, she, it is monopolizing you, we, they are monopolizing Past I, he, she, it was monopolizing you, we, they were monopolizing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been monopolizing he, she, it has been monopolizing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been monopolizing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be monopolizing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been monopolizing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES All night he monopolized the conversation, not letting anyone else get a word in. In Russia, Intourist no longer monopolizes the foreign tourism business. Susan's children monopolize her time and energy. The 49ers monopolized the ball in the third period. The company has monopolized the building market in this area. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS All this had been achieved at the expense of the Liberal Party which had monopolized all three areas before 1910. As production has increasingly monopolized our economic attitudes, the business executive has grown in esteem. Chun, who by that stage of his presidency often monopolized meetings with visitors, this time listened intently. Forsyth set out to monopolize the best view of the Falls for his personal gain. He was doing nothing more dreadful than lingering, making light-hearted conversation and monopolizing Linda's attention. The rulers promptly monopolized it for their own regalia and as a medium for bestowing honour and obligations on their retainers. The wife and the mistress would both have done better had each monopolized a male rather than shared him. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto completely control a situation► dominate to be the most powerful or important person or thing in a situation and therefore able to control it completely: · Men still tend to dominate the world of law - hardly any top judges are women.· You shouldn't allow your job to dominate your life like that.· A handful of multinational companies dominate the economy. ► monopolize also monopolise British to completely control an activity, situation etc and unfairly prevent other people or organizations from having any control over it at all: · All night he monopolized the conversation, not letting anyone else get a word in.· The company has monopolized the building market in this area. ► monopoly a situation in which one person or organization unfairly has complete control: have a monopoly: · It is not good for consumers if one company has a monopoly in any area of trade.monopoly of: · It was not easy to persuade the monarchy to let go of its monopoly of power.monopoly over: · Within a few years, the company had a virtual monopoly over all trade with India. ► stranglehold total power and control over a situation, organization etc - use this especially when you think this is not fair or right: have a stranglehold on something: · For years, two giant recording companies have had a stranglehold on the CD market.break the stranglehold (=to stop someone having complete control): · Satellite TV should at last break the stranglehold of the big national TV channels. ► have total/complete control to control a situation completely: · In modern politics, no one political group can expect to have total control.have total/complete control over: · The head of department has complete control over the budget. ► hold sway if a person or group holds sway , they have the most power or influence over the people in a particular situation, place, or organization: · The old communist party still holds sway in many rural areas.hold sway over: · This all happened long ago, when priests held sway over the majority of the Irish people. 1to have complete control over something so that other people cannot share it or take part in it:  The company has monopolized the soft drinks market. He monopolized the conversation all evening.2to use a lot of someone’s time or attention:  Virtually all her time and energy is now monopolized by the children.—monopolist noun [countable]
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