单词 | bloodletting |
释义 | bloodletting bloodletting /ˈblʌdˌlet.ɪŋ/ aep /-ˌlet̬-/ noun F0 [U] FORMAL killing and violence, especially between enemy groups involved in an argument that has existed for a long time: » ethnic bloodlettingThesaurus+: ↑Violent or aggressive , ↑Unkind, cruel and unfeeling , ↑Treating people or animals badlyThesaurus+: ↑FightingF0 [S or U] the situation in which a company reduces the number of people working for it: » EWS carried out further bloodletting by sacking some senior employees.Thesaurus+: ↑Firing staff and being firedF0 [U] in the past, a medical treatment in which blood was taken from a person who was ill Thesaurus+: ↑Alternative and traditional therapies |
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