| 单词 | bloodletting |
| 释义 | Related topics: History, Hospital, Employmentblood·let·ting /ˈblʌdˌletɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] 1 KILLkilling people 流血，杀戮 SYN bloodshed The movie contains scenes of violence and bloodletting. 这部电影里有暴力和血腥的镜头。2. SHMHa medical treatment used in the past that involved removing some of a person’s blood 〔旧时医疗的〕放血 （术）3 BEa reduction in the number of people working for an organization, industry etc 裁员 Many jobs have been lost, and the bloodletting isn’t over yet. 许多人已经失去了工作，然而裁员仍未结束。Examples from the Corpusbloodletting• I won't go into the commercial bloodletting that followed.• We've heard rumors that a major management bloodletting is about to happen.• Troops are trying to stop the worst of the bloodletting in the capital.From Longman Business Dictionarybloodlettingblood‧let‧ting /ˈblʌdˌletɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] journalismHUMAN RESOURCES dismissing employees in large numbersAfter two years of layoffs, bloodletting at the company may be over.blood·let·ting nounChineseSyllable people Business Corpus killing |
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