"cannibalize" in Chinese (Simplified)
拆用蚕食(市场份额)
Definition
从某物拆下零件来用于另一物,或指一个产品在同一公司中抢占了另一个产品的销售或市场份额。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
在商务和技术领域常用,既指实体拆卸零件(如“拆用旧设备”),也指同公司新产品减少原有产品的销量,全是比喻用法。不要与字面“吃人肉”混淆。
Examples
We had to cannibalize an old computer to fix the new one.
我们不得不**拆用**一台旧电脑的零件来修理新电脑。
The company worries the new product will cannibalize sales of the old one.
公司担心新产品会**蚕食**旧产品的销量。
Engineers often cannibalize parts from broken machines.
工程师经常从坏机器中**拆用**零件。
Their latest smartphone is starting to cannibalize sales from their mid-range models.
他们的最新智能手机开始**蚕食**中端机型的销量。
"Should we really cannibalize the old project, or just buy new parts?"
“我们真的要**拆用**旧项目,还是直接买新零件?”
If we launch this service now, it could cannibalize our existing customer base.
如果现在推出这项服务,可能会**蚕食**现有客户群。