cannibalise

v. <主英>=cannibalize

发音

其它 /ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/

词形变化

cannibalised cannibalises 三单 cannibalises cannibalising cannibalising 现在分词 cannibalised 过去式 cannibalised 过去分词

别名

cannabalise cannibalize

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To eat (parts of) another of one's own species.

    英国 及物

    The female black widow spider is known to cannibalise the male.

  2. 2.

    To remove parts of (a machine, etc) for use in other similar machines.

    英国 及物

    to cannibalize an old laptop for parts

    When the attack ceased they managed to cannibalize parts to get one truck going and set off for the rendezvous with Fraser, only to find nobody there.

  3. 3.

    To reduce sales or market share (for one of one's own products) by introducing another.

    英国 及物 商务
  4. 4.

    Rework old material; rehash.

    英国

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

cannibalize

上位词 10

have take use apply employ consume utilize ingest take in utilise

词源

From cannibal + -ise.

来源：wiktionary