The proliferation of media choices, especially the Internet, threaten to cannibalize both readership and prestige. 随着越来越多的媒体出现在人们面前,尤其是随着因特网的发展,报纸的读者群及影响面都有不同程度的下降。
Headaches: A slowdown in traditional newspaper advertising. The proliferation of media choices, especially the Internet, threaten to cannibalize both readership and prestige. 最头痛的事:传统报纸广告量下降。随着越来越多的媒体出现在人们面前,尤其是随着因特网的发展,报纸的读者群及影响面都有不同程度的下降。
cannibalize \cannibalize\ v. i. & t. same as {cannibalise}. [WordNet 1.5]
cannibalise \cannibalise\, cannibalize \cannibalize\v. i. to eat human flesh.
Syn: practice cannibalism. [WordNet 1.5]
cannibalise \cannibalise\, cannibalize \cannibalize\v. t. to use parts of (something, such as a machine), to repair something else.
Syn: use parts of. [WordNet 1.5]
Coors must find out how seriously Keystone Dry will cannibalize the other Keystone labels, which are on a roll, said Emanuel Goldman, analyst at PaineWebber Inc. "You don't want to mess up a good thing," said Mr. Goldman.
It wasn't immediately clear to what extent NutraSweet Spoonful would cannibalize Equal's market share.
There is also a danger for RJR that the new product would cannibalize sales of its existing brands, which likely carry higher profit margins.
The company apparently was stunned by the wide publicity given the union leadership's long-time claims that Lorenzo was out to bust the unions, cannibalize Eastern's assets, and pressure employees into ignoring safety problems.
The machine is so fast it threatens to cannibalize Digital's own sales of its bread-and-butter Vax large-computer line.