单词 | 蚕食鲸吞 |
释义 | 蚕食鲸吞cán shí jīng tūnnibble away (/gnaw)like a silkworm or swallow like a whale--seize another country’s territory by piecemeal encroach ment or wholesale annexation; encroach; gulp down or eat up by degrees; nibble at or swallow up; nibble or annex; take by force and encroach upon (land or territory) 蚕食鲸吞cán shí jīnɡ tūn蚕食:蚕吃桑叶,比喻逐渐侵占。如蚕吃桑叶,如鲸猛吞食物。比喻用种种方法侵占。nibble away like a silk worm or swallow up like a whale, seize forcibly another country’s territory |
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