"cartel" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 卡特爾
• 聯合壟斷

Definition

卡特爾是指一羣公司或組織祕密協議控制價格和限制競爭，也可指涉從事非法活動（如毒品走私）的集團。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“cartel”在英文裡主要用於商業和法律，也常指毒梟集團，勿與西班牙文“cartel”（海報）混淆。

Examples

Several companies formed a cartel to control oil prices.

幾家公司組成了一個**卡特爾**來控制石油價格。

The police arrested members of a dangerous drug cartel.

警方逮捕了一個危險毒品**卡特爾**的成員。

A cartel tries to eliminate competition in the market.

**卡特爾**試圖消除市場競爭。

Many people think that the local gas stations are running a cartel.

很多人覺得本地加油站正在運作一個**卡特爾**。

The cartel tried to fix the prices, but eventually got caught.

**卡特爾**試圖操縱價格，但最後被抓到了。

Getting involved with a cartel is extremely risky.

捲入**卡特爾**非常危險。