鲸吞

jīngtūn

鲸吞 — jīngtūn

1. to swallow whole; to gobble up; to engulf (a business, territory, etc.)

   那家公司被同行大企业鲸吞了。 nàjiā gōngsī bèi tóngháng dà qǐyè jīngtūn le — That company was gobbled up by a larger competitor.

2. to swallow up completely (figurative: to consume resources, territory, rights, etc.)

   强势企业通过并购实现对小公司的鲸吞式扩张。 qiángshì qǐyè tōngguò bìnggòu shíxiàn duì xiǎo gōngsī de jīngtūn shì kuòzhāng — Powerful companies achieve swallow-up expansion of smaller firms through mergers and acquisitions.