cannibalize /ˈkænɪbəˌlaɪz/ ( cannibalizing, cannibalized, cannibalizes )

BRIT also cannibalise

• 1. 

  V-T If you cannibalize something, you take it to pieces and use it to make something else. 拆用配件

  例：

  They cannibalized damaged planes for the parts.

  他们拆卸已损坏的飞机以使用其零部件。

• 2. 

  V-T If one of a company's products cannibalizes the company's sales, people buy it instead of any of the company's other products. 冲击(公司其它产品销量) [商业]

  例：

  A website need not cannibalize existing sales.

  网站不一定会冲击现有的销售。