1798 (in Burke's memoirs), figurative, and meaning "be perverted into cannibalism," from cannibal + -ize. Meaning "take parts from one construction and use them in another" is from 1943, originally of military equipment. Related: Cannibalized; cannibalizing.
实用例句
1. Having bred too quickly, they began to cannibalize each other.
由于增生太快, 购物商城开始互相残杀.来自互联网
2. Can cannibalize Flame Turrets to gain a flamethrower weapon.
能够拆除喷火塔以得到喷火武器.来自互联网
3. It becomes necessary to cannibalize unsuccessful projects to fund those which can proceed ( Daily Report for Executives )
当务之急是将不成功项目中的资金抽调出来以支持那些可行项目 ( 管理者每日报告 )来自互联网
4. Clarified the error message when no corpses are available for the Cannibalize ability.
标明了当食尸的时候没有尸体可以吃的错误讯息.来自互联网
5. The proliferation of media choices , especially the Internet, threaten to cannibalize both readership and prestige.
