monopolies n. 垄断(monopoly的复数);垄断部门
- Long used to operating as monopolies, bourses in Asia and Latin America now face competition from alternative trading platforms.
长期以来习惯于垄断操作的亚洲和拉美的证券交易所,现在面临非传统平台的竞争。 - Monopolies, he says, are only getting more entrenched and big state firms are crowding out the smaller players China will ultimately need to sustain growth.
他说道,垄断更加的根深蒂固,国有大型企业正在将未来维持中国经济增长的小企业挤出市场。 - In need of change, it says, are government controls on prices of water and power and government monopolies in industries such as telecoms, railways and aviation.
报告认为,需要改变的包括政府对水电价格的管制,以及政府对一些行业,比如电信、铁路和航空的垄断。
Monopoly \Mo*nop"o*ly\, n.; pl. {Monopolies}. [L. monopolium,
Gr. ?, ?; mo`nos alone + ? to sell.]
1. The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity;
the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in
some article, or of trading in some market; sole command
of the traffic in anything, however obtained; as, the
proprietor of a patented article is given a monopoly of
its sale for a limited time; chartered trading companies
have sometimes had a monopoly of trade with remote
regions; a combination of traders may get a monopoly of a
particular product.
Raleigh held a monopoly of cards, Essex a monopoly
of sweet wines. --Macaulay.
2. Exclusive possession; as, a monopoly of land.
If I had a monopoly out, they would have part on 't.
--Shak.
3. The commodity or other material thing to which the
monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France.
[Colloq.]