monopolizing

v.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 monopolise
1. 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。

monopolization
  • ...the monopolization of a market by a single supplier.

    单一供货商对整个市场的垄断

2. 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。