eat one's young

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

ate one's young eaten one's young eating one's young eats one's young 三单 eats one's young eating one's young 现在分词 ate one's young 过去式 eaten one's young 过去式 eaten one's young 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To betray a constituent or charge out of self-serving interests or desperation.

    With bankruptcy looming, the corporation eventually began eating its young; massive layoffs were announced, and all employee benefits and bonuses were suspended.

词源

The term is derived from the zoological phenomenon of animals killing and consuming their own young for sustenance.

来源：wiktionary