To take from one source and apply to another, often to make up for a deficiency or imbalance; to transfer resources or attention as needed.
面对部门预算紧张的情况，我们不得不挹彼注此，将非核心项目的资金转移到关键业务上。
Faced with a tight departmental budget, we had no choice but to take from one and supplement the other, transferring funds from non-core projects to critical operations.
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