monopolize

1. V-T 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. 壟斷

They are controlling so much cocoa that they are virtually monopolizing the market. 控制著那麽多可可粉，他們實際上是在壟斷市場。

2. monopolizationN-UNCOUNT 壟斷

...the monopolization of a market by a single supplier. …單一供貨商對一個市場的壟斷。

3. V-T 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. 獨佔

He would monopolize her totally, to the exclusion of her brothers and sisters. 他要完全獨佔她，甚至排斥她的兄弟和姐妹。