gobble up

英 [ˈɡɒbl ʌp]

美 [ˈɡɑːbl ʌp]

贪婪地吃; 狼吞虎咽; 吞并; 击垮; 消耗; 耗费

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 吞并；击垮
  If an organizationgobbles upa smaller organization, it takes control of it or destroys it.
  1. Banc One of Ohio has built an empire in the midwest by gobbling up smaller banks.
     俄亥俄州第一银行通过兼并一些小银行成为中西部地区的巨头。
• PHRASAL VERB 消耗；耗费
  Togobble upsomething such as money means to use or waste a lot of it.
  1. The firm's expenses gobbled up 44% of revenues.
     该公司的支出占其收入的44%。
• See also:gobble

英英释义

verb

• eat a large amount of food quickly
  1. The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake
  Synonym:garbage downshovel inbolt down

双语例句

• The enemy will not be able to gobble up the whole of China but will be able to occupy many places for a considerable time.
  敌人不能整个地吞并中国，但是能够相当长期地占领中国的许多地方。
• Just as Chinese companies are using their new-found wealth and the short-term weakness in the west to gobble up important stakes, so the plunge in the Shanghai market could open the door to more aggressive M& A in China by multinationals.
  正如中国企业在利用自身新增财富和西方市场的短期疲软之机贪婪地收购重要股份一样，上海市场的暴跌，可能也会为那些跨国公司更为激进的并购活动开启大门。
• But before they could even begin the speeches of welcome they had prepared, the stork stuck his long beak into the water and began to gobble up as many Frogs as he could see.
  可是，还没等他们致准备好了的欢迎词，鹤就把他的长嘴伸进水了，看见青蛙就大口地吞食。
• The young inventors note that the somewhat transparent electrode used today in solar cells absorbs as much as 20 percent of available light –– but theirs is significantly more transparent and will gobble up more light.
  这些年轻的发明家解释道，现在在太阳电池中使用的透明电极只能吸收可利用光源的20%，而他们的材料更加透明，可以吸收更多的光。
• I wanted to gobble up the room entire and take it to Bailey, who would help me analyze and enjoy it.
  我想把房间整个吞下带给贝利，他会帮我分析它、享受它。
• The children gobble up their food and rushed out to play.
  孩子们狼吞虎咽地吃完饭就冲出去玩了。
• The white cells gobble up the invaders, and the antibodies knock them out.
  白血球吞噬掉这些异物，抗体则将其杀死。
• The government seems to gobble up the taxpayers'money.
  政府似乎大笔大笔地乱花纳税人的税款。
• Banc One of Ohio has built an empire in the midwest by gobbling up smaller banks.
  俄亥俄州第一银行通过兼并一些小银行成为中西部地区的巨头。
• There has been no shortage of lower-quality paper in this cycle and investors have been willing to gobble up virtually anything on offer, said Merrill.
  美林表示：在本轮周期中，从不缺少低质量债券。实际上，发行的任何债券，投资者都愿意积极抢购。