cannibalize

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++can·ni·bal·ize (also cannibalise British English) /ˈkænəbəlaɪz/ verb [transitive]  1  USE somethingto take parts of one machine to use in another, for example to repair it 拆卸利用，拆取〔可利用的机器零件〕 The truck was cannibalized for parts. 这辆卡车的零件被拆除利用。2. technical if one of a company’s products cannibalizes another, it takes sales away from it 〔公司的一种产品〕抢走，夺走〔另一种产品的销售额〕→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

cannibalize• Most of the craft had been cannibalized and ripped apart.• It was suggested that female spiders, by cannibalizing courting males, have actively selected for small male size.• We cannibalized the parts off of the other five generators.• The competition between superstores and malls has gotten so bad that some companies are cannibalizing themselves.From Longman Business Dictionarycannibalizecan‧ni‧bal‧ize /ˈkænəbəlaɪz/ (also cannibalise British English) verb [transitive]1MARKETING if one of a company’s new products cannibalizes an older one, it takes sales away from itHealthy Choice was a best seller without cannibalizing sales of its other frozen food brands.2MANUFACTURING to take parts from one machine to use in another, for example to repair itBy the time the replacement part arrived, the helicopter had been cannibalized for spare parts.→ See Verb table

can·ni·bal·ize verbChineseSyllable  

to to machine Business parts one of Corpus take

cannibalize
can‧ni‧bal‧ize (also cannibalise British English) /ˈkænəbəlaɪz, ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/ verb [transitive]
1. to take parts of one machine to use in another, for example to repair it:
    The truck was cannibalized for parts.
2. technical if one of a company’s products cannibalizes another, it takes sales away from it

can·ni·bal·ize (BrE also can·ni·bal·ise) BrE /ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they cannibalize BrE /ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it cannibalizes BrE /ˈkænɪbəlaɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkænɪbəlaɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple cannibalized BrE /ˈkænɪbəlaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkænɪbəlaɪzd/ 🔊past participle cannibalized BrE /ˈkænɪbəlaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkænɪbəlaɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form cannibalizing BrE /ˈkænɪbəlaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkænɪbəlaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to take the parts of a machine, vehicle, etc. and use them to repair or build another 拆用（旧零件修理或装配另一部机器或车）~ sth (business 商业) (of a company 公司) to reduce the sales of one of its products by introducing a similar new product （公司的新产品）竞食，冲击（另一种类似产品的销售）▸ can·ni·bal·iza·tion, can·ni·bal·isa·tion BrE /ˌkænɪbəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkænɪbələˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]