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| Processed by: | richwarm (2021-12-10 05:40:07 GMT) |
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<< review queue entry 69499 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> 1. Typo: silkworm consume --> silkworms consume 2. I think "as silkworm consume leaves" is unnecessary. 3. Literal example shows that it's not necessarily done by silkworms: 幼蟲們不僅將所有馬利筋的葉子蠶食精光， Once the caterpillars have eaten away all the milkweed leaves, 4. Fig. usage: I didn't see examples of progressive embezzlement. That may be one example, but more commonly, it's encroachment on another country's territory. Here are 3 other examples of figurative usage: 值得注意的是，雖然台灣觀眾收看三台新聞的習慣不變，但根據統計，三台新聞的收視率已經從高峰的百分之三十五，近年來平均下降十個百分點。衛星電視搶攻無線「三台」強占已久的新聞市場，顯然發揮了「蠶食」的效果。 It's worth noting that, although many in Taiwan have not changed their habit of watching the Big Three news shows, viewing rates of the Big Three have fallen about ten percentage points from their past peak of 35%. Satellite TV has seriously encroached on the market long dominated by the Big Three, and is continuing to eat away at it. 台灣每個月的電視廣告量約有十二億元，過去都由三台平分，但現在分餅的人多了，七十多家新電視台出現後，發揮了蠶食的效用。 Advertisers spend a total of about NT$1.2 billion per month on TV advertising in Taiwan. In the past, this was pretty evenly divided among the Big Three. Now, however, this advertising pie is being divided among far more stations, with the 70-plus new stations each eating up a share. 不能鯨吞時，蠶食，說不定是一種更好的方式！ Perhaps he's right. Taiwan is so small that it simply can't do everything at once. Perhaps we should take a lesson from the silkworm, nibbling on what's within our reach. |
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- 蠶食 蚕食 [can2 shi2] /to nibble away at (as silkworm consume leaves)/fig. to embezzle progressively/ + 蠶食 蚕食 [can2 shi2] /(lit. and fig.) to nibble away at/ |