cannibalize

verb

/ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/

(British English also cannibalise)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they cannibalize	/ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/ /ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/
he / she / it cannibalizes	/ˈkænɪbəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈkænɪbəlaɪzɪz/
past simple cannibalized	/ˈkænɪbəlaɪzd/ /ˈkænɪbəlaɪzd/
past participle cannibalized	/ˈkænɪbəlaɪzd/ /ˈkænɪbəlaɪzd/
-ing form cannibalizing	/ˈkænɪbəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈkænɪbəlaɪzɪŋ/

cannibalize something (business商业) (of a company公司) to reduce the sales of one of its products by introducing a similar new product（公司的新产品）竞食，冲击（另一种类似产品的销售）
- We believe the two perfumes appeal to different buyers and won’t cannibalize one another’s sales.我们相信这两种香水吸引不同的人购买，不会自相竞争而降低各自的销售量。
cannibalize something to take the parts of a machine, vehicle, etc. and use them to repair or build another拆用（旧零件修理或装配另一部机器或车）
- The turbine building was partly stripped and cannibalized for other parts of the building. 涡轮机大楼被部分拆除，拆成了大楼的其他部分。
Topics Engineeringc2
(of an animal动物) to eat an animal of its own kind同类相食：吃同类动物
- Female spiders cannibalize courting males.雌蜘蛛吃掉求偶的雄蜘蛛。