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mo·nop·o·ly /mə`nɑpḷɪ; məˈnɒpəli/
n
1 [C] the control of all or most of a business activity 〔对商业活动的〕垄断专营:
+ on/of Until recently, Bell Telephone had a monopoly on telephone services. 直到最近为止，贝尔电话公司一直垄断电话服务业。
2 [singular 单数] when one person or organization has or controls something so that no one else can share it 独占; 控制:
Adequate health care should not be the monopoly of the rich. 充分的医疗保健服务不应为富人所独享。
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