| 释义 |
bloodletting
UK ['blʌdˌlet.ɪŋ] US [-ˌletˌ-] noun
uncountable formal
■killing and violence, especially between enemy groups involved in an argument that has existed for a long time 流血；杀戮，大屠杀•ethnic bloodletting种族大屠杀 [S or U]
■when a company reduces the number of people working for it 裁员•EWS carried out further bloodletting by sacking senior employees, but has acquired a new chief executive.EWS 公司…透过解雇老职员来进一步裁员，但聘用了一位新主管。 uncountable
■in the past, a medical treatment in which blood was taken from a person who was ill （旧时的）放血疗法 |