can·ni·bal·ize
verb/ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/
/ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/
(British English also cannibalise)
Verb Forms
| 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) (of a company) to reduce the sales of one of its products by introducing a similar new product
（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。
- We believe the two perfumes appeal to different buyers and won’t cannibalize one another’s sales.
- 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.
涡轮机建筑被部分拆除并拆解为建筑的其他部分。
- The turbine building was partly stripped and cannibalized for other parts of the building.
- (of an animal) to eat an animal of its own kind
猎食同类 - Female spiders cannibalize courting males.
雌蜘蛛吃掉求偶的雄蜘蛛。
- Female spiders cannibalize courting males.