| 释义 |
cannibalize, v.|ˈkænɪbəlaɪz|
[f. cannibal1 + -ize.]
trans. To take parts from one unit for incorporation in, and completion of, another (of a similar kind). Hence ˌcannibaliˈzation, the removal of a part (of something) for incorporation in something else; ˈcannibalized ppl. a.
1943Redding & Leyshon Skyways to Berlin (1944) xi. 173 One by one the other aeroplanes have gone, some destroyed by enemy action, others cannibalized for parts and still others retired because of age. 1947Hansard Commons CCCCXLV. 973 It would be necessary to dismantle or, as they say, cannibalise half a dozen to provide one good Nissen hut. 1947Jrnl. R. Aeronaut. Soc. LI. 981/2 The necessity for removing serviceable parts from one aircraft to service another. Cannibalisation, often of a new aircraft, was frequently the only method of maintaining reasonable serviceability. 1957Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Dec. 771/1 The Abwehr's so-called Brandenburg Division was cannibalized, and five further Commando Battalions were formed. 1960How TV Works 11/1 The whole process of cannibalising a travelling eye..began again in London. 1964‘M. Underwood’ Crime of C. Wise ii. 24 Wise had subsequently made him one [radio] out of cannibalised parts. |