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Meaning of 蚕食

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蚕 cán 食 shí (Trad.: 蠶食)
to nibble away at (as silkworm consume leaves); fig. to embezzle progressively
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Antonyms: 鲸吞
Example Sentences
1
简而言之
,
软件在蚕食这个世界
。
In short, software is eating the world.
2
无论如何
,
至少大脑的一部分现在看来是在自我蚕食
。
At least one part of the brain, however, now appears to self-cannibalize.
3
其乐融融的气氛蚕食了他们的畏惧心理
,
他们对危险也不再警觉
。
The outbreak of niceness has eroded their fear and they are no longer alert to danger.
4
毕竟
,
这是官僚们的自然本能去抵抗对他们独断权力的蚕食
。
After all, it is in the nature of bureaucrats to resist any encroachment on their unbridled power.
5
应该做些什么来使你自己从这些无休止地蚕食你的睡眠的念头中解脱呢
?
What would be willing to do to free yourself from these nibbling, restless thoughts that prevent you from falling asleep?