单词 | cannibalize |
释义 | cannibalizeverb can·ni·bal·ize ˈka-nə-bə-ˌlīz cannibalized; cannibalizing transitive verb 1 a : to take salvageable parts from (something, such as a disabled machine) for use in building or repairing another machine b : to make use of (a part taken from one thing) in building, repairing, or creating something else 2 : to deprive of an essential part or element in creating or sustaining another facility or enterprise the energy system has begun cannibalizing the economic system it is supposed to fuel 3 : to use or draw on material of (another writer, an earlier work, etc.) a biography that cannibalizes previous biographies 4 : to take (sales) away from an existing product by selling or being sold as a similar but new product usually from the same manufacturer also : to affect (something, such as an existing product) adversely by cannibalizing sales 5 astronomy, of a celestial object : to incorporate mass from (a nearby object) through gravitational attraction But some stellar black holes make themselves known because they exist in a binary systems as the companion to a normal star, which they are cannibalizing. intransitive verb 1 : to practice cannibalism 2 : to cannibalize one unit for the sake of another of the same kind cannibalization ˌka-nə-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən noun cannibalize verbas in to use to remove parts from a machine, car, etc., to repair or build another one He cannibalized one washing machine to fix another. Many parts of the engine were cannibalized from older cars. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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