in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 monopolise
- VERB 独占;垄断
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...
他们控制了大量的可可粉,因此他们几乎垄断了整个市场。 - Johnson, as usual, monopolized the conversation.
跟平常一样,约翰逊说个没完,别人插不上话。
- VERB 占去…很多时间和注意力;独占
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.
他会完全占据她的时间,一点儿都不留给她的兄弟姐妹们。