"cannibalize" in Chinese (Traditional)
拆用蠶食(市場份額)
Definition
從某物拆下零件來用於其他東西,或指同一公司中某產品搶佔了另一產品的銷售或市場。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
在商業和技術場合常用,可指拆卸零件,也可指新產品搶食自家市場,屬比喻用法,不要跟字面上的“喫人肉”混淆。
Examples
We had to cannibalize an old computer to fix the new one.
我們不得不**拆用**一臺舊電腦的零件來修理新電腦。
The company worries the new product will cannibalize sales of the old one.
公司擔心新產品會**蠶食**舊產品的銷量。
Engineers often cannibalize parts from broken machines.
工程師經常從壞掉的機器中**拆用**零件。
Their latest smartphone is starting to cannibalize sales from their mid-range models.
他們的最新智慧型手機開始**蠶食**中階機型的銷量。
"Should we really cannibalize the old project, or just buy new parts?"
「我們真的要**拆用**舊項目,還是乾脆買新零件?」
If we launch this service now, it could cannibalize our existing customer base.
如果現在推出這項服務,可能會**蠶食**現有客戶羣。