If a company, person, or state has a monopoly on something such as an industry, they have complete control over it, so that it is impossible for others to become involved in it. 垄断
noun [抽象名词] 垄断，垄断权；垄断企业，专卖者；独占，专利品；大富翁（棋类游戏,游戏者以玩具钞票买卖房地产）
Planters enjoyed a natural monopoly because they had no competitors. 种植园主享受着自然的垄断，因为他们没有竞争者。
mono(单个) + poly(运用) → 仅让单个用垄断
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- ...a state-owned monopoly. …一个国有垄断企业。
- ...Russian moves to end a state monopoly on land ownership. …俄罗斯人提议结束国家对土地所有权的垄断。
- Women do not have a monopoly on feelings of betrayal. 背叛感并非是女人独有的。