cannibalize
/ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/(亦作-ise)
verb
with obj.
1
- use (a machine) as a source of spare parts for another, similar machine（为另一同类机器）提供备用零件。
1.1
- (of a company) reduce (the sales of one of its products) by introducing a similar, competing product（公司通过推出具竞争性的同类产品）减少（另一产品销量）。
2
- (of an animal) eat (an animal of its own kind)同类动物相食：
female spiders cannibalize courting males.
雌蜘蛛吃掉求偶的雄蜘蛛。
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