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.- 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。
- Banc One of Ohio has built an empire in the midwest by gobbling up smaller banks.
- PHRASAL VERB 消耗;耗费
Togobble upsomething such as money means to use or waste a lot of it.- The firm's expenses gobbled up 44% of revenues.
该公司的支出占其收入的44%。
- The firm's expenses gobbled up 44% of revenues.
- See also:gobble
英英释义
verb
- eat a large amount of food quickly
- The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake