【cannibalise】 - AEAS备考词汇

cannibalise

UK:  ['kænɪbəlaɪz]

US:  ['kænɪbəlaɪz]

1 . Naturally, it would help if the Olympics did not cannibalise too much of the lottery funding for grass-roots sport.
自然，如果奥运会没有占用太多原本用于全民体育健身的彩票基金的话，应该会有所帮助。

2 . New pictures show that polar bears are beginning to cannibalise each other as global warming destroys its hunting grounds.
最近拍摄到的照片显示，由于全球变暖导致猎食地消失，北极熊开始捕食同类。

3 . The fish tend to cannibalise when young or die in shipping, so anyone who starts a farm needs cash, patience and a stomach for risk.
幼鱼往往互相蚕食或者在运输过程中死亡，所以无论谁想经营人工养殖场，他都需要大笔资金，耐心和应对风险的能力。

4 . Many people, even some within the company, thought this would cannibalise Amazon's own sales.
许多人，甚至是公司里的一些人，认为这是在瓜分Amazon自己的销售额。

5 . Firms may also choose to cannibalise their own products by producing marginally improved products.
各公司还可能以生产稍有改进的产品来取代他们自己的原产品。