swallow up

柯林斯词典

1. PHRASAL VERB If one thing is swallowed up by another, it becomes part of the first thing and no longer has a separate identity of its own. 吞并
During the 1980s monster publishing houses started to swallow up smaller companies. 20世纪80年代期间，巨型的出版公司开始吞并较小的公司。
2. PHRASAL VERB If something swallows up money or resources, it uses them entirely while giving very little in return. 用光 (金钱或资源)
A seven-day TV ad campaign could swallow up the best part of $100,000. 7天的电视广告宣传能把$100000基本用光。